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Rajiv Kumar urges states to reduce excise duty on petrol

25 May 2018 Evaluate

NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that states have the capacity and must cut the duty on petrol. As regards the centre, he said that they have the fiscal space and should create more to deal with the problem of rising oil prices. He noted that there is merit in reducing the duties, but both by the states and the centre. He said “More so for the states as they tax the oil on ad valorem basis ... So states can take that cut much more and better than the Union government.”

Kumar further stated that it is important for states to agree 10-15 percent duty cut and take home the same amount of tax revenue as budgeted. He also said that not doing that means being exceptionally greedy at the cost of not just the people but also the economy. He noted that the states on an average tax petrol at 27 percent. Besides, he said that the centre could consider reducing the additional excise duty on petrol. He added that it should not temper with infrastructure cess which is being directly used for developmental activities. He also opined that not only petrol but electricity should also be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

With the rise of the crude prices in the international market, the state-owned oil companies increased the domestic prices for the 11th day in a row. Petrol prices in Delhi were increased by 26 paise to Rs 77.47 per litre and diesel by 15 paise to Rs 68.53 per litre. The government had raised excise duty nine times between November 2014 and January 2016 to shore up finances as global oil prices fell, but then cut the tax just once in October last year by Rs 2 a litre. At present, the centre levies Rs 19.48 a litre excise duty on petrol and Rs 15.33 on diesel.

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