Lok Sabha Question No. 4913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Cess/Surcharge on Petroleum Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VEENA DEVI, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4913

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 31 ST  MARCH, 2017 CHAITRA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

## CESS/SURCHARGE ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

## 4913. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

## SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the    Government    is  collecting  taxes  through  cess  and  surcharge  on petroleum products in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  amount  collected  during  the  last  three years and the current year, petroleum product-wise including petrol and diesel;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to collect the cess on the petrol and diesel and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the subsidy disbursed to oil companies during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e)  whether  there  is  an  increase  in  the  collection  of  cess  and  surcharge  on  the petroleum products and if so, the extent to which it has impacted the Government subsidy to oil companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a), (b) and (c): Yes, Madam. An Additional Duty of Excise @ Rs.6 per litre is levied and collected on Motor Spirit (Petrol) under section 111 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1998.  Also, an Additional Duty of Excise @ Rs.6 per litre is levied and collected, on High  Speed  Diesel  Oil  under  section  133  of  the  Finance  Act,  1999.  In  addition, Special Additional Excise Duty @ Rs.6 per litre is levied and collected on Motor Spirit (Petrol)  under  section  147  of  the  Finance  Act,  2002.  The  said  duties  collected  on petroleum products namely Motor Spirit (Petrol) and High Speed Diesel Oil during the last three years, current year and Budget Estimates (BE) for 2017-18 thereof are as under:

| Financial Year                   | Motor Spirit (Petrol)     | High Speed Diesel Oil     | Motor Spirit (Petrol)          |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                  | Additional Duty of Excise | Additional Duty of Excise | Special Additional Excise Duty |
| F.Y. 2013-14                     | 4120                      | 15,143                    | 13,178                         |
| F.Y. 2014-15                     | 5,978                     | 19,144                    | 15,090                         |
| F.Y. 2015-16                     | 17,301                    | 52,239                    | 18,171                         |
| F.Y.2016-17 (upto February 2017) | 17,361                    | 49,045                    | 16,385                         |
| BE 2017-18                       | 22,000                    | 59,250                    | 21,300                         |

(d) and (e): The total subsidy/ under recovery on petroleum products since 2013-14 is as under:

| Particulars   | F.Y.2013-14   | F.Y.2014-15   | F.Y.2015-16   | 2016-17 (upto December)   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------------|
| Diesel        | 62,837        | 10,935        | 0             | 0                         |
| PDS Kerosene  | 31,255        | 24,804        | 11,496        | 5,720                     |
| Domestic LPG  | 52,247        | 40,569        | 16,074        | 6,399                     |
| Total         | 1,46,339      | 76,308        | 27,570        | 12,119                    |

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