The Hidden tax in Your Fuel⛽ Tank
The Hidden Tax in Your Fuel Tank: How India's Ethanol Policy Is Quietly Emptying Your Wallet Why every middle-class family should be worried about E20 fuel blending The next time you fill up your car and notice it seems to run out faster than before, you're not imagining things. India's push toward ethanol-blended fuel is systematically transferring money from your household budget to the government's balance sheet—and most people don't even realize it's happening. The Uncomfortable Truth About "Green" Fuel Last month, Raman Singh, an auto-rickshaw driver in Delhi, had to replace his fuel pump for the second time in eight months. The mechanic told him it was because of the new "mixed petrol" his area had started receiving. What Raman didn't know was that he'd become an unwilling participant in one of India's largest wealth transfer schemes—a policy that's quietly costing vehicle-owning families thousands of rupees annually wh...