A top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said the spending of the Indian government on fuel subsidy is mainly benefiting the rich and not the poor. Laura Papi, Assistant Director, Asia and Pacific Department at the fund said it would take 1/10th of the current expenditure on subsidy to benefit the bottom 40 per cent of the population
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Oil firms term pricing formula of Rangarajan panel as “defective”
Oil and gas exploration companies submitted their views on the recommendations of the C Rangarajan committee on natural gas pricing to union petroleum ministry. The companies argue that linking the price of domestic natural gas to that prevalent in gas-surplus economies is defective
Assocham wants govt to allow Railways to refine oil
In order to immunize the finances of Indian Railways from the diesel price hike, industry body Assocham asked government to allow the public sector undertaking to import and refine its own crude oil. By importing and refining crude oil by itself, the Indian Railways can avoid paying about 20-25 percent sales and other local taxes on diesel. The Railways, run as a
Industry players expected more tax incentives
Some companies in the oil and gas sector feel that the budget has not provided enough tax incentives for the upstream and the downstream segments of the sector. For example, upstream companies were expecting the budget to remove service tax on service providers to E&P companies favourably, since that drains away a substantial part
Revenue share contracts may raise risk for explorers
Deepak Mahurkar, leader, oil and gas, PricewaterhouseCoopers opined that a move towards revenue-sharing mechanism in exploration contracts exposes investors to more risks of investments, and that may dissuade large oil companies from India. It may be noted that the union Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced in his budget speech that a new
Plan panel chief expects nod for several oil and gas blocks
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia informed that the government may approve exploration in many of the 39 oil and gas blocks that await defence clearance in next two weeks. Agency reports indicate that officials from ministries of defence and petroleum have sorted out issues at majority of the 39 blocks
Plan panel chief expects nod for several oil and gas blocks
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia informed that the government may approve exploration in many of the 39 oil and gas blocks that await defence clearance in next two weeks. Agency reports indicate that officials from ministries of defence and petroleum have sorted out issues at majority of the 39 blocks
Experts suggest aggressive steps on oil pricing reforms
Some industry observers and experts are not satisfied with the move to de-control diesel prices partially by the government and they seek more aggressive steps on this front. It may be recalled that recently, the government allowed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise diesel price
Experts suggest aggressive steps on oil pricing reforms
Some industry observers and experts are not satisfied with the move to de-control diesel prices partially by the government and they seek more aggressive steps on this front. It may be recalled that recently, the government allowed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise diesel price
Refineries expect govt to address insurance issue
Petroleum refiners in the country are awaiting the government to solve the insurance issue of crude oil imported from Iran. The sanction imposed by western countries prohibits any firm from insuring crude oil imports from the gulf nation