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High crude prices to put pressure on govt to cut excise duty on auto fuels: ICRA

01 Jan 2018 Evaluate

Rising crude oil prices due to geo-political tensions and production cuts by OPEC countries are likely to put more pressure on the government which is already facing tough fiscal situation. Credit ratings agency, ICRA in its latest report has said that higher crude prices could force the Government of India to reduce the excise duty on auto fuels, in order to soften the impact on consumers.

The ratings agency further noted that there will also be pressure on the government to increase subsidy allocation for the petroleum products, with increase in under-recoveries in ensuing years. ICRA also expects negative impact of crude oil spike on macro economy and oil marketing firm’s profitability. It said that rising crude prices would put pressure on the oil companies to increase their working capital and short-term debt levels and this will impact their profitability. It further noted that the oil marketing companies could face pressure on their marketing margins, due to rising prices of petroleum products and escalating competition from the private fuel retailers.

Besides, ICRA said that rising crude oil prices would also test the Government's resolve to keep prices of auto-fuels at market-determined levels, which would have material implications for private marketers. On the prices front, the rating agency said that petroleum product prices are rising following spike in crude oil and this would have marginal impact on petroleum products demand growth.


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