MUMBAI: India has raised the basic import tax on crude and refined edible oils by 20 percentage points, the government said on Friday (Sept 13), as the world's biggest edible oil importer tries to help protect farmers reeling from lower oilseed prices.
The move could lift edible oil prices and dampen demand and subsequently reduce overseas purchases of palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil.
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