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Govt exploring lower GST on ethanol, sugar cess to clear arrears of cane farmers

24 Apr 2018 Evaluate

An informal ministerial panel has explored options like levying a cess on sugar to the tune of 5 percent, production-linked subsidy of about Rs 4.5 per kg and reduction of GST on ethanol from 18 percent to 5 percent, in order to help sugar mills in clearing dues worth Rs 19,000 crore to sugarcane farmers. A high-powered panel of ministers led by Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari discussed all the three proposals and a formal cabinet note on them is expected to be made soon. 

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that there was also a suggestion that certain percentage of ethanol blending should be made mandatory to boost ethanol production. He noted that the government has already doubled import duty on sugar to 100 percent from 50 percent and scrapped export duty to check sliding domestic prices. In addition, he said that the government has also asked mills to compulsorily export 2-4 million tonnes (MT) of sugar.

According to industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), India’s sugar production in the current season up to April 15, has touched an all-time high of 29.98 MT on higher cane output, leading to a surge in arrears to farmers at over Rs 20,000 crore. It also said that sugar production of India, the world's second-largest producer after Brazil, stood at 20.3 MT in the 2016-17 marketing year (October-September). The annual domestic demand is estimated at 25 MT. ISMA had said sugar prices have been under severe pressure in the last 4-5 months and have fallen by Rs 9 per kg across the country. It added that as compared to the cost of production, the current ex-mill sugar prices are around Rs 8 per kg lower and the sugar mills are incurring substantial losses.

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