<h1>Tax measures: excise and customs adjustments aim to boost consumption while strengthening revenue through targeted duties and cesses.</h1> The Government combined a temporary reduction in central excise duty on petrol and diesel to boost consumption and contain inflation with increases in customs duty on gold and imposition of special additional excise duty and cess on domestic crude and certain fuel exports to strengthen tax collections; rising GST receipts are cited as evidence of an improving revenue position.