印度政府將允許在截至2024年3月的當前和下一個財政年度中，在當地和下一個財政年度中，無值班的原油和原油葵花籽石油的義務進口，以控製當地價格，路透社報告。
在5月24日宣布之前，貿易和政府官員表示，印度可以對原油和原油向日葵石油征收進口稅。
根據5月24日的報告，交易者現在需要向政府尋求進口配額。
India, the world’s top importer of edible oils, had previously abolished the basic import tax on crude palm oil, crude soyabean oil and crude sunflower oil, but continued with a 5% tax known as the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on the three grades of edible oils,路透社寫。
報告說，工業機構印度溶劑提取器協會已要求政府也考慮削減或廢除原油棕櫚油的5％AIDC。
India, which imports more than two-thirds of its edible oil needs, has been struggling to control local edible oil rates in recent months, according to the report, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made it even more difficult for the government to contain vegetable oil prices.
