No COVID-cess but agri infra cess will hike prices of fuel, imported alcohol

Feb 1, 2021 By: Prabhjote Gill

Not just imported alcohol but daily use veggies and other food items

They will be taxed from 2 February 2021 Credit: BCCL

FM Nirmala Sitharaman levied agricultural infra development cess

On a slew of food and non-food items Credit: BCCL

Here’s a full list of imported items that are going to get more expensive in 2021

From the biggest tax hit to the smallest Credit: Unsplash

Diesel

Agricultural infrastructure cess - Rs-4/litre Credit: BCCL

Petrol

Agricultural infrastructure cess - Rs-2.5/litre Credit: BCCL

Alcoholic beverages

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 100 percent Credit: BCCL

Gold, silver and dore bars

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 2.5 percent Credit: BCCL

Kabuli Channa

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 30 percent Credit: BCCL

Peas

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 40 percent Credit: BCCL

Crude palm oil

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 17.5 percent Credit: BCCL

Lentils

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 20 percent Credit: BCCL

Bengal gram or chickpeas

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 50 percent Credit: BCCL

Cotton, not carded or combed

Agricultural infrastructure cess - 5 percent Credit: BCCL

Specified fertiliser (Urea and others)