In fiscal year 2017, the excise duty collected on motor spirit across India amounted to around 712 billion Indian rupees, up from around 524 billion rupees in the previous year. That year, about 87 percent of the tax revenue was generated from high speed diesel and motor spirit by the central government. Road tax across the country continued to stay above the goods and services tax.
Excise duty collected on motor spirit in India from financial year 2010 to 2017
(in billion Indian rupees)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (January 8, 2020). Excise duty collected on motor spirit in India from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830048/india-excise-duty-collected-on-motor-spirit/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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