According to the RTI reply which provided month-wise data of tax-collection through Excise Duty, while the Modi government collected Rs 131,786 crore as tax on diesel, it has collected Rs 75,271 crore as tax on petrol between financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21.
The RTI reply reveals that the Modi government has collected Rs 259,560 crore from taxes on diesel and Rs 112,384 crore on petrol in the financial year 2020-21 alone.
It is to be noted Apart from the Excise Duty which is levied by the Central government, Value Added Tax (VAT) is levied by states on diesel and petrol.
As per the latest data, the Central government levies an excise duty of Rs 32.9 per litre on petrol and Rs 31.8 per litre on diesel. These make up 31% and 34% of the current retail prices of petrol and diesel respectively.
Tax on petrol was dropped by 5 Rs and diesel by 10 Rs by BJP led Union government after poll debacle in the recently conculded 13 states by elections ..
In the results barring telengana and assam BJP had failed miserably even in its ruling states Himachal pradesh , Karnataka
Worst nighmare in west bengal where BJP lost deposits in 3 assembly seas where as it has contested 4 seats against Mamtha led party TMC.
From the RTI reply it has been found Modi government, which promised to curb rising fuel prices in 2014 as one of its poll planks, has collected 5,79,000 crore from taxes levied on petrol and diesel between 2019 ~2021
