Lok Sabha Question No. 3146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Import Price of Crude Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Jakhar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## Import Price of Crude Oil

†3146. SHRI SUNIL JAKHAR:

## पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state

- (a) the import price of crude oil in the country during February, 2014, June, 2016 and May, 2018; and
- (b) the rate of Central Taxes and State VAT on diesel and petrol along with the retail price of petrol  and  diesel  in  Punjab,  Delhi,  Kolkata,  Mumbai  and  Chennai  during  February,  2014, June, 2016 and May, 2018?

## ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The average price of Indian basket of crude oil during February, 2014, June, 2016 and May, 2018 is given below:-
- (b) The Central excise duty rates on petrol and diesel during February, 2014, June, 2016 and May, 2018 are given below:

| Month          |   Indian Basket of Crude Oil ($/bbl) |
|----------------|--------------------------------------|
| February, 2014 |                               106.19 |
| June, 2016     |                                46.96 |
| May, 2018      |                                75.31 |

## ` per litre

| Month          |   Petrol |   Diesel |
|----------------|----------|----------|
| February, 2014 |     9.48 |     3.56 |
| June, 2016     |    21.48 |    17.33 |
| May, 2018      |    19.48 |    15.33 |

*

The actual rates of State taxes on petrol and diesel during February, 2014, June, 2016 and May, 2018 in  Punjab,  Delhi,  Kolkata,  Mumbai  and  Chennai  are  given  at  Annexure.  The  retail  selling  prices  of petrol and diesel in Jalandhar (Punjab), Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai as on 1 st February, 2014, 1 st June, 2016 and 1 st May, 2018 are given below:-

` per litre

|                     | Petrol           | Petrol   | Petrol   | Petrol   | Petrol   | Diesel           | Diesel   | Diesel   | Diesel   | Diesel   |
|---------------------|------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Date                | Jalandhar Punjab | Delhi    | Kolkata  | Chennai  | Mumbai   | Jalandhar Punjab | Delhi    | Kolkata  | Chennai  | Mumbai   |
| 1 st February, 2014 | 80.00            | 72.47    | 80.25    | 75.75    | 81.35    | 53.39            | 54.91    | 59.50    | 58.56    | 63.23    |
| 1 st June 2016      | 70.73            | 65.60    | 68.46    | 65.04    | 70.18    | 54.18            | 53.93    | 56.13    | 55.44    | 59.21    |
| 1 st May 2018       | 79.83            | 74.63    | 77.32    | 77.43    | 82.48    | 65.92            | 65.93    | 68.63    | 69.56    | 70.20    |

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3146 asked by Shri Sunil Jakhar to be answered on 6 th August, 2018 regarding 'Import Price of crude oil'.

## As on 1 st February 2014

|   Sr. No | State                                    | Petrol                                                                   | Diesel                                                                                               |
|----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Punjab                                   | ` 1000/KL (cess) +28% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                      | 8.75% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                                  |
|        2 | Delhi                                    | 20% VAT                                                                  | ` 250/KL air ambience charges + 12.50% VAT                                                           |
|        3 | West Bengal                              | 25% + ` 1000/KL cess Plus 20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax | 17% + ` 1000/KL cess - ` 290/KL sales tax rebate Plus 20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax |
|        4 | Maharashtra - Mumbai, Thane &Navi Mumbai | 26% VAT+ ` 1/Litre additional tax                                        | 24% VAT                                                                                              |
|        5 | Tamil Nadu                               | 27% VAT                                                                  | 21.43% VAT                                                                                           |

## As on 1st June 2016

|   Sr. No | State                                    | Petrol                                                                                                                    | Diesel                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Punjab                                   | ` 2000/KL (cess) +28% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                                       | ` 1000/KL (cess) + 13.40% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                                                                |
|        2 | Delhi                                    | 27% VAT                                                                                                                   | ` 250/KL air ambience charges + 16.75% VAT                                                                                                             |
|        3 | West Bengal                              | 25% or ` 13.12/litre whichever is higher as sales tax+ ` 1000/KL cess Plus 20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax | 17% or ` 7.70/litre whichever is higher as sales tax + Rs 1000/KL cess - ` 290/KL sales tax rebate Plus 20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax |
|        4 | Maharashtra - Mumbai, Thane& Navi Mumbai | 26% VAT+ ` 4.50/Litre additional tax                                                                                      | 24% VAT+ ` 2.00/Litre additional tax                                                                                                                   |
|        5 | Tamil Nadu                               | 27% VAT                                                                                                                   | 21.43% VAT                                                                                                                                             |

## As on 1st May 2018

|   Sr. No | State                                    | Petrol                                                                                                                    | Diesel                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Punjab                                   | ` 2050/KL (cess) +28% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                                       | ` 1050/KL (cess) + 13.40% VAT+10% additional tax on VAT                                                                                                |
|        2 | Delhi                                    | 27% VAT                                                                                                                   | ` 250/KL air ambience charges + 16.75% VAT                                                                                                             |
|        3 | West Bengal                              | 25% or ` 13.12/litre whichever is higher as sales tax+ ` 1000/KL cess Plus 20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax | 17% or ` 7.70/litre whichever is higher as sales tax + Rs 1000/KL cess - ` 290/KL sales tax rebate Plus 20% Additional tax on VAT as irrecoverable tax |
|        4 | Maharashtra - Mumbai, Thane& Navi Mumbai | 26% VAT+ ` 9/Litre additional tax                                                                                         | 24% VAT + ` 1/KL additional tax                                                                                                                        |
|        5 | Tamil Nadu                               | 34% VAT                                                                                                                   | 25% VAT                                                                                                                                                |