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Oil Ministry to seek Cabinet nod for deregulation of diesel prices

27 Aug 2014 Evaluate

Oil Ministry will seek Cabinet's nod for deregulation of diesel prices after retail rates achieve parity with global levels. The Ministry has also proposed that the Government and upstream companies should share under-recoveries for the financial year 2014-15 and onwards equally.

Earlier, in January 2013, the government decided to gradually deregulate diesel prices by rising diesel prices in small proportions of 40-50 paise monthly, until the difference between the retail price and the cost of production is bridged. The under-recovery has now come down to Rs 1.78 a litre. By the end of October this year, diesel fuel might be completely deregulated like petrol. Deregulation of diesel prices would empower state-owned oil firms to change rates in tandem with costs as it is done for petrol.

Oil ministry also proposed to cut subsidy payout by upstream firms like ONGC and Oil India by half. Currently, state fuel retailers sell diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene at government controlled rates which are way below their cost. The loss is filled by government through cash subsidy and upstream firms like Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) by way of discounts on crude oil.

The under-recovery burden imposed unilaterally on upstream oil companies include ONGC and OIL by the government has increased to Rs 67,021 crore in 2013-14 from Rs 32,000 crore in 2008-09 which has significantly constrained the capacity of these companies to invest in exploration for oil and gas. The Ministry also proposed that the fuel under-recovery which is expected at Rs 98,622 crore for the current fiscal is to be split equally between the government and upstream firms ONGC/OIL. However, under-recovery payout by upstream companies would be after accounting for oil cess paid by them to the government.

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