18 April 2014
A car is booked with Ford dealer with token amount of Rs. 50000 on 02-02-14. At that time ex-showroom price is Rs. 8.28 lakhs. Subsequently in interim budget GOI reduced Excise duty from 12% to 8% for this car category. Now revised ex-showroom given is Rs. 8.22 lakhs i.e. reduction of Rs. 6000 only. My query is, assuming Assessable Value of car at Mfr's factory gate @ say Rs. 6 lakhs the Excise reduction of 4% comes to Rs. 24000. Should this benefit not be passed to final consumer (customer) and whether not passing of same tantamounts to "Unjust Enrichment" by the Mfr Ford Motors? Will be grateful for clarification of my doubt. Thanks in anticipation.
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