The government has made petroleum products a major source of its income, and it has been reliably revealed that the public has been charged Rs 198 per liter of tax on petrol and Rs 113.71 per liter of diesel. The price of petrol per litre is Rs 216.68, while taxes of Rs 198.1 per litre are levied on petrol.
A premium of Rs 29 per liter is levied on petrol. The premium per barrel is $ 17.41 cents, which is Rs 29 per litre. Similarly, a levy of Rs 117.41 per litre is levied on petrol, and in addition to this, a customs duty of Rs 22.74 per litre is included.
In addition, 8.64 rupees is the profit of oil companies, and 7.87 rupees is also levied on petrol as a distribution margin. Petrol includes Rs 7.25 per liter freight margin, Rs 2.50 per litre climate support levy. Similarly, a Rs 2.69 per liter exchange adjustment has also been added to petrol.
Similarly, Rs 113.71 per liter taxes are included on diesel. The price of high-speed diesel is about Rs 301 per litre. High-speed diesel includes a Rs 42.60 levy and a Rs 2.50 climate support levy. In addition, Rs 32.48 customs duty, Rs 8.91 per liter marine damage duty are included. In addition, a Rs 2.95 per liter exchange adjustment and a Rs 7.76 per liter freight margin are imposed.
High-speed diesel has a Rs 7.87 per litre distribution margin and an Rs 8.64 per liter profit of oil companies. Similarly, a $20 per barrel premium is included separately on high-speed diesel.
According to the report, the government is collecting Rs 143.63 per liter of petrol, while oil distribution companies are collecting Rs 54.38 per liter of petrol from consumers.
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