Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Introduces Agriculture Cess On Fuel; But Why It Won't Impact Consumers?
Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman introduces agriculture cess on fuel; but why it won't impact consumers? With the imposition of the AIDC on petrol and diesel, the Basic Excise Duty (BED) and Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) rates have been reduced so that the consumer does not bear any additional burden, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget 2021-22. February 01, 2021 / 04:05 PM IST An Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs 4 per litre on diesel has been proposed in the budget. (Representative...