“64% of the taxes collected on petrol go to the state governments, whereas the center retains only 36 % – Jyotiraditya Scindia”
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Claim dated 7 Apr 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Central government levies excise duty of Rs. 32.9 on liter petrol. However, of the total central excise duty, Rs. 32.33 paise i.e. 98.27% is retained by the center and only 1.73% is distributed among all the states
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 July 2021, 110 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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