Govt raises petrol export duty to Rs 2.5 per litre, slashes for diesel

New Delhi, October 16 (IANS) The government has raised the windfall tax on exports of petrol to Rs 2.5 per litre and cut the duty on diesel, effective from Friday.As per the Finance Ministry notification, the export duty on petrol was raised to Rs 2.5 per litre from Rs 0.5 per litre.While the duty…