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PHD Chamber urges govt to reduce excise duty, VAT on petroleum products

12 Mar 2020 Evaluate

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry President D K Aggarwal has urged the government to reduce excise duty and value added tax (VAT) on petroleum, diesel and allied products by at least 25 percent to bring down the prices by Rs 9 to 10 per litre, which will be a big relief to the industry, boost and kick start economic growth while reviving the spirit in the economy. 

Aggarwal has stated that the petroleum products' prices should be in sync with the deceleration in the international crude oil prices and all the movement in the International crude oil prices must be captured and implemented in the domestic market. He noted that this can be a boon for the Indian economy as inflationary conditions will be benign and price cost margin of the businesses will improve. He highlighted that international crude oil prices have declined significantly from $63.27 per barrel as on January 6, 2020 to $31.13 as on March 9, 2020, while petrol prices in India (Delhi) decreased from Rs 75.69 to Rs 70.59 during the same period.

However, he said the significant 50 percent fall in international crude oil prices has only resulted in 7 percent decline in the domestic petrol prices. He said the build-up of petroleum product prices because of various taxes, duties and commissions (fixed excise duties at Rs 19.98/litre and VAT at Rs 15.25/litre in Delhi) is so high that any significant crude oil price decline is also not reflected in the prices of petroleum products in India.

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