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Govt okays Rs.5,085 crore in oil subsidy
The government has sanctioned Rs 5,085 crore in oil subsidy for the December quarter, less than one-third of the revenue lost on LPG and kerosene sales. A total of Rs 15,981 crore in revenue was lost by fuel retailers on selling public distribution systems (PDS) kerosene and domestic LPG at government-controlled rates in October-December.
IOC to get Rs 42 bn cash subsidy for Q1
India's State-owned fuel retailing oil company, Indian Oil Corp is to get cash payment for the fiscal first quarter subsidy from the government on September 17, the company's officials said on August 26. The Union government provides the subsidy to its fuel retailers-Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL.NS) and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL.NS) to sell diesel, kerosene and cooking gas at discounted rates to the poor and tame inflation.
Under-recovery set to rise to Rs 1.5 trillion
According to government sources, under-recovery on the sale of fuel products by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) at subsidised price may be around Rs 125,000 crore and Rs 150,000 crore in 2013-14. This estimate is sharply higher than the government's earlier estimate of Rs 80,000 crore because of a considerable depreciation of rupee and the marginal rise
Govt to release remaining dues to OMCs
Media reports indicate that the government would release the remaining dues to state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) towards the under-recoveries incurred by these firms while selling fuel products at subsidised price. Earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the finance ministry to pay Rs 45,000 crore as its share of subsidy for Jan-Mar 2013 quarter
Oil ministry adopts finance ministry’s terms of reference
Reports indicate that the union petroleum ministry adopted the terms of reference proposed by the finance ministry for the committee set up under former Planning Commission member Kirit S Parikh. Originally, the oil ministry had proposed that the committee be asked 'to revisit the current pricing methodology of import parity or trade parity' for petro
OMC underecovery on the rise due to rupee weakness
Media reports indicate that state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are incurring an under-recovery of Rs 8.60 for per litre sale of diesel because of the sharp depreciation in rupee. This may be compared to the under-recovery of just Rs 2.62 in March. Owing to the decline in the rupee value against dollar, losses on diesel rose to 8.60 per litre and after adding local sales tax or VAT, the desired increase in retail
Weakening rupee may hit finances of OMCs
The financial position of state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) may be adversely affected because of the depreciation of rupee against the dollar. Rupee's depreciation would put strain on the working capital of oil companies. Some reports indicate that the borrowing of oil companies, which was in the range of Rs 1.5 lakh crore, may rise further if they don't raise domestic fuel prices to compensate for the rise in import cost.
State-run OMCs raise diesel, petrol prices
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) raised the price of diesel by 50 paisa per litre, the sixth increase in rates since January 2013, when the government allowed these firms to raise the price once every month. Government allowed state-owned OMCs to raise diesel prices by up to 50 paisa per litre every month till entire losses on the fuel are wiped out
Weakening rupee may prod OMCs to raise petrol price
Owing to the sharp depreciation of rupee against the dollar, Oil marketing companies (OMCs) may hike the price of petrol Rs 1.5-2 per litre, industry sources informed. In recent trading sessions, the Indian currency declined to a record low of 58.96 against the dollar because of global financial market developments. The weakening of rupee in the last four weeks caused Rs 20,000 crore of under-recoveries for state-run OMCs, medi