Lok Sabha Question No. 4309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Tax Collection on Petrol, Diesel and Gas
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4309

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 22 ND    MARCH, 2021 CHAITRA 1, 1943 (SAKA)

## TAX COLLECTION ON PETROL, DIESEL AND GAS

4309. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the amount of taxes collected on petrol, diesel and gas (Fuel) for both the Centre and State from the financial year  2013-  14  to  2019-20  and  for  the  ten  months  from  April,  2020  to January, 2021;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the taxes collected on petrol, diesel and gas, as a percentage on the Budget of the relevant years, have increased or decreased; and

(d) if so, details thereof for the years from 2014-15 to 2019-20 and for the ten months from April, 2020 to January, 2021?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  and  (b):  The  details  of  amount  of  tax  collected  on  petrol,  diesel  and natural gas by the Central Government for the relevant financial years are given in Annexure.

(c): The amount of tax collected on petrol, diesel and gas as a percentage of the Gross Tax Revenue Budget Estimates has increased.

(d): The details are given in Annexure.

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## Details of Central Excise Duty Collected on Petrol, Diesel and Natural Gas

| Item                                                                                                       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|
| Item                                                                                                       | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | (In Rs. crores) 2020-21(Apr- Jan) |
| Petrol                                                                                                     | 23,404    | 29,279    | 52,297    | 67,182    | 66,970    | 52,779    | 78,230    | 89,575                            |
| Diesel                                                                                                     | 27,669    | 42,881    | 1,01,439  | 1,48,210  | 1,36,524  | 99,852    | 1,23,166  | 2,04,906                          |
| Natural Gas                                                                                                | 2,017     | 1,998     | 1,903     | 2,095     | 1,416     | 1,547     | 1,614     | 919                               |
| Total Central Excise Duty on Petrol, Diesel and Natural Gas                                                | 53,090    | 74,158    | 1,55,638  | 2,17,488  | 2,04,910  | 1,54,178  | 2,03,010  | 2,95,401                          |
| Gross Total Revenue -Budget Estimates                                                                      | 12,35,870 | 13,64,524 | 14,49,490 | 16,30,887 | 19,11,579 | 22,71,241 | 24,61,194 | 24,23,020                         |
| Taxes collected on petrol, diesel and natural gas as percentage of Budget Estimates of Gross Total Revenue | 4.3%      | 5.4%      | 10.7%     | 13.3%     | 10.7%     | 6.8%      | 8.2%      | 12.2%                             |

## Annexure