Excise duty exemption withdrawal removes tax relief for ethanol from molasses supplied to public fuel companies for petrol blending. Withdrawal of excise duty exemption on ethanol from molasses for supply to public sector oil marketing companies for petrol blending by omitting serial number 40A and its entries from the Table in Notification No.12/2012 Central Excise; amendment made under Section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 by Notification No.30/2016 Central Excise dated 10 August 2016.