Parliament Question: Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3010 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 AUGUST, 2026 Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel

3010. SHRI S VENKATESAN:

SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R: पेट(cid:332)ोिलयम और (cid:366)ाकृ ितक गैस मं(cid:361)ी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the total Central Excise Duty collected on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption during the last three financial years from 2023-24 to 2025-26 and the current financial year up to date;

(b) the total revenue earned by the Union Government from Central Excise Duty and other Central levies on petrol and diesel during each of the last twelve years along with the breakup thereof, year-wise; and

(c) the proportion of the retail selling price of petrol and diesel constituted by taxes, dealer commission and refinery price? ANSWER पेट(cid:332)ोिलयम और (cid:366)ाकृ ितक गैस मं(cid:361)ालय म(cid:336) रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी ((cid:373)ी सुरेश गोपी) MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) & (b): The details of contribution of petroleum sector to central exchequer including central excise duty since 2014-15 are given at Annexure.

(c): The details of price build-up of petrol and diesel in Delhi as on 03.08.2026 are given

below: (Rs./Litre) Elements Petrol Diesel Price charged to Dealers (inclusive of excise duty

81.08 78.25 and excluding VAT) *

Add: Dealer Commission (Average) 4.45 3.04

Add: VAT (including VAT on Dealer Commission) 16.59 13.91 RSP (Rounded) 102.12 95.20 *Including Excise duty of Rs. 11.90/litre on Petrol and Rs. 7.80/litre on Diesel

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3010 asked by Shri S Venkatesan and Shri Sachithanantham R on 06.08.2026 regarding “Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel”.

Contribution of Petroleum Sector to Exchequer (Rs. in Crore) Particulars 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 A. Tax/ Duties on Crude oil & Petroleum products Cess on Crude Oil 15,869.25 15,409.37 13,081.77 14,514.19 17,740.83 14,788.62 Royalty on Crude Oil / Natural Gas 3,858.03 4,885.42 4,649.30 4,746.66 6,061.88 5,602.02 Customs Duty 4,124.90 6,762.84 8,798.53 11,171.07 16,035.33 22,927.17 NCCD on Crude Oil 822.28 857.13 926.38 968.41 1,180.00 1,130.22 Excise Duty 99,068.44 1,78,476.84 2,42,690.52 2,29,715.87 2,14,369.40 2,23,057.33 Service tax 2180.89 2836.7 2955.88 1228.18 339.73 16.88 IGST 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,211.18 16,478.77 13,098.62 CGST 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,487.74 7,436.86 6,831.11 Others 101.11 125.48 122.17 125.17 203.87 88.3 Sub Total (A) 1,26,024.90 2,09,353.78 2,73,224.55 2,76,168.47 2,79,846.67 2,87,540.27 B. Dividend to Government/ Income tax etc.

Corporate/ Income Tax 23,920.90 25,505.39 32,511.18 33,598.70 38,560.65 23,133.56 Dividend income to Central Govt. 9,196.94 10,217.38 17,500.79 14,575.30 15,524.88 12,270.07 Dividend distribution tax 3500.24 4590.32 6196.61 5981.18 6415.25 5461.86 Profit Petroleum on exploration of Oil/ Gas 9,422.41 4,630.00 5,741.80 5,839.13 7,693.61 5,909.07 Sub Total (B) 46,040.49 44,943.09 61,950.38 59,994.31 68,194.39 46,774.56 Total Contribution to Central Exchequer 1,72,065.39 2,54,296.87 3,35,174.93 3,36,162.78 3,48,041.06 3,34,314.83 (A+B) Particulars 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25(P) 2025-26 (P) A. Tax/ Duties on Crude oil & Petroleum products Cess on Crude Oil 10,676.31 19,213.60 21,444.70 19,580.40 18,559.10 17,744.20 Royalty on Crude Oil / Natural Gas 3,589.83 5,638.70 9,821.90 9,286.20 9,195.20 8,214.30 Customs Duty 13,514.17 11,423.40 14,985.30 13,133.70 15,488.90 15,091.40 NCCD on Crude Oil 1,016.43 1,120.90 1,192.40 1,190.90 1,196.60 1,205.20 Excise Duty 3,72,969.96 3,63,305.00 2,87,575.30 2,73,683.90 2,76,562.90 3,08,381.30 Service tax 0.25 - - - - - IGST 11,594.12 19,726.30 22,235.80 20,929.70 19,251.50 20,310.00 CGST 6,157.66 10,843.30 13,011.60 12,230.10 10,862.80 11,695.40 Others 365.23 337.6 59.5 51.5 66.2 104.6 Sub Total (A) 4,19,883.96 4,31,608.90 3,70,326.50 3,50,086.40 3,51,183.10 3,82,746.50 B. Dividend to Government/ Income tax etc.

Corporate/ Income Tax 21,908.93 29,219.30 33,291.80 57,493.30 46,225.80 59,595.40 Dividend income to Central Govt. 10,392.67 22,612.20 15,672.70 19,309.70 22,095.40 25,713.70 Dividend distribution tax 0 - - - - - Profit Petroleum on exploration of Oil/ Gas 2,883.47 8,862.10 8,776.10 5,504.70 5,322.40 7,683.40 Sub Total (B) 35,185.07 60,693.60 57,740.70 82,307.70 73,643.60 92,992.60 Total Contribution to Central Exchequer 4,55,069.03 4,92,302.50 4,28,067.10 4,32,394.10 4,24,826.70 4,75,739.00 (A+B) The above is based on data provided to Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) by 15 major oil & gas companies. The amount reported by the companies to PPAC is the consolidated amount of all taxes/cess/ duties /GST etc. for crude oil and petroleum products.

Totals may not tally due to round off (P) - Provisional