Réponse de Callichurn à Ramful
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Le Ministre du Commerce a été interrogé lors de la séance parlementaire du 16 mai 2023 sur le Price Stabilisation Account de la State Trading Corporation concernant le diesel et l’essence.
The Honourable First Member for Mahebourg and Plaine Magnien (Mr Ramful)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Labour, Human Resource Development and Training, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection
Whether, in regard to the price structure for Mogas and Gas oil, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the State Trading Corporation, the amount of (a) Value Added Tax and Excise Duty transferred to the consolidated fund (b) funds transferred to the Price Stabilisation Account and (c) other contributions charged on the consumers since 01 July 2022 to date?
The price structure for Mogas and Gasoil is defined under the Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Petroleum Products) Regulations 2011. It is the statutory responsibility of the State Trading Corporation, as the sole importer of Mogas and Gasoil, to collect the different contributions levied in the price structure of Mogas and Gasoil.With regard to part (a) of the question, I am informed that since 01 July 2022 to date:
(a) with respect to Value Added Tax, a total of about Rs 3.2 billion has been collected, of which:
i. Rs 1.9 billion has been collected from the sales of Mogas.
ii. Rs 1.3 billion has been collected from the sales of Gasoil.
(b) with respect to Excise Duty, a total of about Rs 3.5 billion has been collected, of which:
i. Rs 2.6 billion has been collected from the sales of Mogas.
ii. Rs 979 million has been collected from the sales of Gasoil.
Mr. Speaker, Sir,
With regard to part (b) of the question, I am informed that from 01 July 2022 till date, Rs. 877.9 million collected from the sales of Mogas has been transferred to the Price Stabilisation Account.
As regards part (c) of the question, I am tabling the amount collected from the other contributions in the price structure charged from consumers from 01 July 2022 to date.
