Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Utilization of Tax Revenue from Tobacco
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2070

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

## UTILIZATION OF TAX REVENUE FROM TOBACCO

## 2070.  SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of Central Tax collected on tobacco during each of the last three years, State/ UTwise;
- (b) whether the tax collected from tobacco is used to fund the healthcare sector, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  Government  proposes  to  start  utilizing  taxes  collected  from  tobacco  for  the healthcare sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a): The information is at Annexure.

(b) and (c): Taxes collected from tobacco, similar to taxes collected from other sources, together form part  of  the  overall  Gross  Tax  Revenues  (GTR)  of  the  Government  of  India  and  are  used  to  fund  all schemes and programmes of the Government. In Budget 2022-23, an amount of ₹83,000 Crores has been allocated to fund the requirements of the Department of Health and Family Welfare. This will be met from both capital and revenue receipts of the Government of India.

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## Annexure

The State/UT Wise details of total central goods and services tax (central tax) paid by suppliers having registered for supply of tobacco products is provided in the Table below:

(Approx. values in Rs. Crores)

| State/UT                              | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   |   FY 2021-22 |
|---------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                     | 256.75       | 269.71       |       326.8  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                      | 71.75        | 71.69        |        82.4  |
| PUNJAB                                | 202.80       | 182.51       |       200.15 |
| CHANDIGARH                            | 26.00        | 22.80        |        28.14 |
| UTTARAKHAND                           | 176.49       | 168.00       |       190.99 |
| HARYANA                               | 409.90       | 392.61       |       454.15 |
| DELHI                                 | 854.88       | 675.24       |       652.05 |
| RAJASTHAN                             | 1,213.02     | 1,139.34     |      1285.17 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                         | 2,526.09     | 2,325.08     |      2624.97 |
| BIHAR                                 | 362.86       | 321.22       |       461.48 |
| SIKKIM                                | 7.45         | 8.01         |         9.15 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                     | 17.83        | 18.60        |        22.85 |
| NAGALAND                              | 23.49        | 23.12        |        25.09 |
| MANIPUR                               | 10.47        | 9.68         |        10.7  |
| MIZORAM                               | 8.14         | 8.53         |         8.27 |
| TRIPURA                               | 74.31        | 72.09        |        76.18 |
| MEGHALAYA                             | 55.07        | 47.95        |        61.14 |
| ASSAM                                 | 415.52       | 427.72       |       512.82 |
| WEST BENGAL                           | 995.44       | 1,046.96     |      1219.83 |
| JHARKHAND                             | 219.96       | 124.30       |       145.3  |
| ODISHA                                | 365.70       | 394.94       |       439.18 |
| CHHATTISGARH                          | 274.91       | 269.57       |       306.5  |
| MADHYAPRADESH                         | 910.13       | 835.69       |       957.15 |
| GUJARAT                               | 1,755.86     | 1,864.29     |      2181.87 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMANAND DIU | 4.41         | 3.75         |         4.1  |
| MAHARASHTRA                           | 1,576.46     | 1,330.11     |      1557.96 |
| KARNATAKA                             | 1,728.77     | 1,590.61     |      1729.02 |
| GOA                                   | 76.93        | 48.05        |        67.66 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                           | 0.12         | 0.05         |         0.09 |
| KERALA                                | 720.74       | 690.37       |       716.25 |
| TAMIL NADU                            | 1,399.94     | 1,284.25     |      1369.12 |
| PUDUCHERRY                            | 14.44        | 6.64         |         6.78 |
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR                     | 7.20         | 6.46         |         7.02 |
| TELANGANA                             | 622.81       | 612.46       |       715.88 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                        | 787.92       | 781.08       |       864.14 |
| LADAKH                                | 0.91         | 5.24         |         8.46 |
| TOTAL                                 | 18175.47     | 17078.72     |     19328.8  |

Source: GSTN

Note: These figures include CGST on all supplies made by such suppliers.