Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Revenue from Central Excise Duty
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.33

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 14 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## REVENUE FROM CENTRAL EXCISE DUTY

## 33. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of revenue from central excise duty collected on petrol, high speed diesel oil and aviation turbine fuel for the last three years;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  estimated  revenue  gain  to  the  Central  Government  on  account  of withdrawal of subsidy on domestic LPG cylinders for the current financial year;
- (c) the details of crude oil imported by PSUs and the average imported crude oil price for the last three years; and
- (d) the details of the increase in central excise duty and cess on petrol and high speed diesel oil from January 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The details of revenue from central excise duty collected on petrol, high speed diesel oil and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) is as under:

(in Rs. Crores)

| Commodity         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Petrol            |     74431 |     68929 |     83219 |
| High Speed Diesel |    150836 |    144471 |    132242 |
| ATF               |      1938 |      2540 |      2002 |

(b): In order to insulate the common man from the impact of rise in international oil prices, the government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer of domestic LPG (up to  cap  of  12  cylinders  per  annum  to  each  household).  The  prices  of  non-subsidized Domestic LPG are however determined by the oil marketing companies in line with changes in the international markets

(c): The details of crude oil imported by PSUs (quantity as well as value) for last three years and current year (April-July) are given as under:

| Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   | Import of Crude oil by PSUs   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2017-18                       | 2017-18                       | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                       | 2018-19                       | 2018-19                       | 2019-20 (P)                   | 2019-20 (P)                   | 2019-20 (P)                   | 2020-21 (April - July) (P)    | 2020-21 (April - July) (P)    | 2020-21 (April - July) (P)    |
| Qty                           | Value                         | Value                         | Qty                           | Value                         | Value                         | Qty                           | Value                         | Value                         | Qty                           | Value                         | Value                         |
| MTs                           | US$ bn                        | Rs. Crores                    | MTs                           | US$ bn                        | Rs. Crores                    | MTs                           | US$ bn                        | Rs. Crores                    | MTs                           | US$ bn                        | Rs. Crores                    |
| 117.4                         | 48.1                          | 310815                        | 124.7                         | 63.2                          | 443629                        | 121.1                         | 55.8                          | 395810                        | 29.4                          | 6.5                           | 48724                         |

Source: Oil Companies; P: Provisional; MTs: Metric Tonnes; bn: Billion

(d): The details of changes in central excise duty and cess on petrol (unbranded) and high speed diesel (unbranded) from January1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 is as under:

| S. No.                                       | Effective from                               | Commodity                                    | BED (Rs./Litre)   | BED (Rs./Litre)   | SAED (Rs./Litre)   | SAED (Rs./Litre)   | RIC (Rs./Litre)   | RIC (Rs./Litre)   | Total Excise Duty (Rs./Litre)   | Total Excise Duty (Rs./Litre)   | Total Excise Duty (Rs./Litre)   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                              |                                              |                                              | From              | To                | From               | To                 | From              | To                | From                            | To                              |                                 |
| 1.                                           | 14.03.2020                                   | Petrol                                       | 2.98              | 2.98              | 8                  | 10                 | 9                 | 10                | 19.98                           | 22.98                           |                                 |
| 1.                                           | 14.03.2020                                   | Diesel                                       | 4.83              | 4.83              | 2                  | 4                  | 9                 | 10                | 15.83                           | 18.83                           |                                 |
| 2.                                           | 06.05.2020                                   | Petrol                                       | 2.98              | 2.98              | 10                 | 12                 | 10                | 18                | 22.98                           | 32.98                           |                                 |
| 2.                                           | 06.05.2020                                   | Diesel                                       | 4.83              | 4.83              | 4                  | 9                  | 10                | 18                | 18.83                           | 31.83                           |                                 |
| BED: Basic Excise Duty; Infrastructure Cess. | BED: Basic Excise Duty; Infrastructure Cess. | BED: Basic Excise Duty; Infrastructure Cess. | SAED:             | Special           | Additional         | Additional         | Excise            | Duty;             | RIC:                            | Road                            |                                 |

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