A post showing price build-up of petrol, without referring to a particular state, is doing rounds on the internet. It is being claimed that the state government is charging a Value Added Tax (VAT) of Rs 38.55, while Centre charges an excise duty of Rs 16.
A user shared the post with a caption, ‘सभी पेट्रोल पंप पर इस तरह का बोर्ड होना चाहिए ।’
(Translation- All petrol pumps should have this price build-up board.)
Here’s the link to the above post. Check other similar posts here, here and here.
The price build-up is varying in different posts but the main idea behind all the posts is that the tax charged by the State Government (Value Added Tax) is more as compared to the tax levied by the Central government (Excise Duty).
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found the claim to be misleading.
We found the correct price build-up on the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (OICL) website, as of 16 February 2021, when the price of one litre of petrol in Delhi was Rs 89.29. The retail price includes a base price of Rs 31.82, excise duty of Rs 32.90, a dealer commission of Rs 3.68 and a VAT of Rs 20.61.
Further, we also found the price build-up on the website on Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited as well and found a similar price build-up for petrol in Delhi as of February 16, 2021.
Hence, based on the above information, we can say that the fuel price build-up in the viral post is misleading.
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