India takes a ‘huge hit’ on tax revenue to keep fuel prices from surging during the Iran war

Ather, TVS, Hero, Ultraviolette and Bajaj must ramp their productions and reduce prices on their EV 2Wheelers. Short term hit for long term gain. Ather has a decent charger network as well.

Yeah...they can't afford to pass on the increase to the consumers.  People can b**** about their gas going up by a dollar but they will be fine overall. People in Asia don't have much room for error.  One good thing that can come out of this is a significantly higher rate of EV adoption.  Hope the world doesn't fumble this. 

with a lot of poor people it makes sense they cant increase the prices much w out negatively affecting them. also something like 60% of indias economy is just private consumption. gas getting more expensive would lead to inflation going up and consumption going down which is gonna mess w their economy. honestly indias private consumption heavy gdp is how they survived the last few years. oil spiked up a lot during 2022 for a few months, and they got tariffed to oblivion last year, but they still had extremely strong growth rates

It’s the right move given the circumstances. You can sort out tax shortfall later but the least fortunate would feel the impact of price increases immediately so they need the help right away.

Fuel in India is highly taxed. By adjusting these taxes the Indian government can raise or lower the prices. This means that ordinary Indians do not see any significant benefit from a fall in international prices *or* any significant penalty from a rise in international prices.

Since there's less oil to go around, someone has to go without, and price will go up until that happens. India has decided to subsidize to make sure it's not them, and fair enough. Ultimately though, if every country does the same, prices will go up  reguardless because someone HAS to be priced out.

The UK would like to strenuously demand India keep this quiet please

They are far from unique. Pretty much all Asian countries other than the few oil-rich ones or rich folks which massive reserves are going through the same thing.

At this point just let it rip.

Next month 5 state election is happening. So govt is probably delaying price Hike till then.

Im a bad optimist, but you know the way that the global financial crisis and pandemic super charged rightwing populism across the world? Maybe this inevitable energy crisis can do the same for left wing populism especially given the direct cause of the crisis.

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As if they were actually using those tax rs. For the welfare of people.