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3 Mar, 8 tweets, 3 min read
[thread] — read further only if you genuinely want to understand fuel prices!
so, lets try to learn how fuel taxes are decided and how much do state and central govts actually earn.

read all these articles that I am sharing below. 👇

ORF — orfonline.org/expert-speak/i…
Tax collection and flow, from center to states —

financialexpress.com/economy/fuel-t…
India's tax collection in global context — energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-g…
the exact calculation of fuel taxes —
how states differ in taxes and how much do they actually charge? —
what fuel taxes actually mean for govts? —newindianexpress.com/business/2020/…
these are really good reading material for anyone who want to start understanding fuel taxes.

do read all of them and more. if you find any interesting article/video/podcast, share below.

I might make a video on this topic as well. [should I?]

also, please RT this thread!

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