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"Additional cess on oil production to burden cos"
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) The increased cess on crude oil production from Rs 2,500 to 4,500 a tonne as announced in the Budget for 2012-13 will result in additional cost of five to seven dollars per barrel for upstream companies, industry body ASSOCHAM said on Tuesday.This additional cess coupled with the subsidy burden - discount which upstream companies offer to oil marketing companies on sale of