Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the State-run oil companies for using a pricing system that helped private refiners gain Rs 10,196 crore in five years. The report has also censured the Union Oil Ministry for causing a revenue loss of over Rs 1,56,000 crore over the same period. The controversial formula, which also applies to retail buyers at petrol pumps, makes diesel about Rs 2 per litre costlier because buyers are forced to pay additional costs that companies do not incur,
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CAG insists on its right to vet contractors’ documents
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Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily expressed hope that Reliance Industries (RIL) would comply with the audit by Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG
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The PPP-EPC Cycle
Periodically alternating between promoting PPP-led projects and more controlled EPC may circumvent investor interest uncertainty.