A total of Rs 118.76 is being collected on one liter of petrol, while Rs 110.65 is being collected on one liter of high-speed diesel as levy, tax and margin.
According to the documents, the basic cost of one liter of petrol is Rs 178.77 paise, however, the government has fixed the price per liter for citizens at Rs 297.53 paise, which includes Rs 70.36 paise as petroleum levy on petrol, Rs 5 as climate support levy, Rs 19.33 paise as customs duty, Rs 6.86 paise as inland freight equalization margin, Rs 7.87 paise as oil marketing companies’ margin and Rs 8.64 paise as dealers’ margin.
Similarly, the base cost of high-speed diesel per liter is Rs 198.85, while the government has fixed its price for citizens at Rs 309.50 per liter.
According to the document, a total of Rs 110.65 is being collected on high-speed diesel in terms of levy, taxes and various margins.