Govt Hikes Excise Duty On Petrol, Diesel

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Retail prices of petrol and diesel had already gone up in Delhi after a hike in VAT by the Delhi government.
After the hike in excise duties, the price of diesel jumped by Rs 7.1 a litre and that of petrol rose by Rs 1.7 a litre in Delhi.
From 27% to 30% for petrol &
From 16.75% to 30% for diesel.
The special excise duty on petrol was hiked by Rs 2 a litre to Rs 12 a litre & by Rs 5 a litre to Rs 9 a litre for diesel.
Road cess on both petrol and diesel has also been increased by Rs 8 a litre to Rs 18 a litre.

REVENUE TO THE GOVERNMENT?

Roughly, every rupee hike in excise duty is expected to yield Rs 13,000-14,000 crore annually.
This hike is expected to garner Rs 1.6 lakh crore additional revenue.

Q) Consider the following statements wrt taxes imposed by governments on Petrol & Diesel-

VAT is imposed by Central Government and Excise duty is imposed by State government.
Excise duty imposed on Petrol & Diesel is expressed in percentage

Which of the above statements are correct?