Lok Sabha Question No. 921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Cess on Petrol/Diesel
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.921

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 21 ST  JULY, 2017 ASHADHA 30, 1939 (SAKA)

## CESS ON PETROL/DIESEL

## 921.   SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has imposed cess on petrol and diesel in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the amount collected from petrol and diesel during the last three years;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  to  collect  the  cess  on  petrol  and diesel, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there has been an increase in the collection on cess on petrol and diesel; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the resultant impact on the subsidy disbursed by the Government to oil companies during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) & (c): Cess imposed on petrol and diesel and revenue collected from the cesses during last three financial years are as under:

| Cess                                                | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   | Budget Estimates &Amount Collected (In Crores)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Customs Duties                                   | F. Y. 2014-15                                    | F. Y. 2014-15                                    | F. Y. 2015-16                                    | F. Y. 2015-16                                    | F. Y. 2016-17                                    | F. Y. 2016-17                                    | F.Y. 2017- 18                                    |
|                                                     | B.E.                                             | Actuals                                          | B.E                                              | Actuals                                          | B.E.                                             | Revised                                          | B.E.                                             |
| Additional Duty of Customs on Motor spirit          | -                                                | 18                                               | -                                                | 0.18                                             | -                                                | -                                                | -                                                |
| Additional Duty of Customs on High speed Diesel Oil | -                                                | 0.02                                             | -                                                | 1.71                                             | -                                                | -                                                | -                                                |
| Special Additional Duty of Customs on Motor Spirit  | -                                                | 53                                               | -                                                | 0.18                                             | -                                                | -                                                | -                                                |
| Union Excise Duties                                 |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                  |

| Additional Duty of Excise on Motor spirit          |   4700 |   5978 |   10500 |   17300 |   19500 |   21800 |   22000 |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Additional Duty of Excise on High speed Diesel Oil |  16700 |  19144 |   32600 |   52239 |   58500 |   59000 |   59250 |
| Special Additional Duty of Excise on Motor spirit  |  14300 |  15090 |   15600 |   18171 |   19000 |   21000 |   21300 |

(d): The  prices  of  Petrol  and  Diesel  have  been  made  market  determined  by  the Government  effective  26 th June,  2010  and  19 th October,  2014  respectively.  Since then  there  is  no  under-recovery  on  sale  of  these  products.  However,  subsidy provided  by  the  Government  on  sale  of  Diesel  during  the  period  2014-15  (upto 18.10.2014) is Rs. 10,935 crores.

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