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FOSSIL FUEL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WOKSHOP. May 2014. Taxes on fossil fuel. Excise duty: revenue raising MID Levy: to finance environmental programmes , especially MID . Evolution of rates. Excise duty Rs 2 bn ( around US $ 66 m). Evolution of rates. MID levy introduced in June 2008.
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Taxes on fossil fuel • Excise duty: revenue raising • MID Levy: to finance environmental programmes , especially MID
Evolution of rates • Excise duty Rs 2 bn ( around US $ 66 m)
Evolution of rates • MID levy introduced in June 2008
MID LEVY • MID levy is imposed on domestic consumption as well as re-export (bunkering) • Issue: Aviation spirit: MID levy is in contraction of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Principle of Taxation: Commitment to remove it next year • Bunkering : making our project less competitive.
LPG • Mainly used by household for cooking • 12 kg cylinder subsidised price Rs 330 • subsidy around Rs 300 (i.e around $ 10, 50% of the price • Gas used for industrial use – not subsidised-
Ethanol • Govt planning to mix ethanol with petrol • E5