Central and state governments are filling the government treasury by imposing tax on petrol and diesel.

New Delhi Although the prices of crude oil may have fallen in the international market for the last 5 years, the common people have not got any relief from the expensive prices of petrol and diesel. In these 5 years, the central and state governments have definitely earned crores of rupees by imposing tax on petrol and diesel. This information has been received in answers to questions asked during Question Hour in Parliament. Since the financial year 2019-20 till the months of April and June of the first quarter of the current financial year 2024-25, the government treasury has been filled with the income of about Rs 36.58 lakh crore of the central and state governments through the tax on petrol and diesel. Is.

During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala had raised a question about the information about the revenue collected by imposing Central Excise Duty, other taxes and cess on petrol diesel since May 2019 from the Petroleum Ministry. . In a written reply to this question, Suresh Gopi, Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, while giving information, said that according to the data, from the financial year 2019-20 to the first quarter of the financial year 2024-25, from April – June, the Center and the States The government together has earned Rs 36,58,354 crore. Whereas during the last 5 financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24, the central and state governments have earned Rs 35 lakh crore through taxes.

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60 percent tax goes to the central government

Due to tax on petrol and diesel, the central and state governments have earned about Rs 36,58,354 crore. Out of which, Rs 22,21,340 crore has been deposited in the treasury of the Central Government alone. Whereas state governments have earned Rs 14,37,015 lakh crore by imposing VAT on petrol and diesel. Which simply means that Rs 36.58 lakh crore has been collected by imposing tax on petrol and diesel in 5 financial years, out of which 60 percent has been borne by the Central Government and 40 percent by the State Government.

Central and state governments are filling the treasury

At present, petrol is available at the price of Rs 94.77 per liter in the country's capital Delhi, in which petrol is being made available to dealers at Rs 55.08 per liter excluding excise duty and VAT. However, the share of excise duty, dealer commission and VAT in this is Rs 39.69.