To control the increase in edible oil prices during the festival season, customized tasks on the base on palm trees, soy and sunflower oils have been further reduced, with a loss of revenue from 1,00 million RS, the government said Saturday.
The movement, the industry said, could break down retail prices in RS 45 per liter.
Custom duties have been reduced in raw and refined variants of these three kitchen oils, according to a release of consumption problems, the distribution of food and public. But the pleasant of raw palm oil rose from 17.5% to 20 percent, he said.
The Ministry of Finance has notified the customs duties of these oils from 11 September to further orders, he added.
According to the notification of the Ministry of Finance, the basic fee for importing raw palm oil was reduced to 2.5 percent of 10 percent, while the tax on rough soybean oil and sunflower raw oil was Reduced to 2.5 percent of 7.5 percent.
With this reduction, effective duties on rough palm oil, raw soy oil and raw sunflower oil will drop to 24.75 percent, while having effective in refined palm oil, soybean oil and sunflower oil will be 35.75 percent.
The movement arrives in the middle of an unbatheless increase in edible oil prices in India, which imports 60 percent of his needs, despite different measures of the recent government.
The Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs said that due to international prices “the internal prices of edible oils were high during 202122, which is due to severe concern about inflation, as well as consumer opinion”.
The right to import on food oils is one of the important factors that have engraved the disembarkation cost of food oils and, consequently, the internal prices have said.
The right of importation, in food oils has been reduced a few months and has been further reduced to increase the internal offer and verify price increase.
According to the ministry, the current cut on customs duties on these kitchen oils will result in an estimated loss of RS 1,100 million rupees.
and with a further RS ​​3,500 CRORE RS Loss of income of the previous reduction of custom tasks on these oils, the government will take a total loss of RS 4.6 billion rupees that should be transmitted to consumers, added.
solvent extractors. India Association (SEA) Executive Director B V Mehta said Pti that the new cutting cycle “could break down retail prices in RS 45 per liter.”
Furthermore, it is generally that prices have been hardened in the international market after India reduces the import duty, so that the actual impact could only be RS 23 per liter, he said and added that the government should have Reduce the duty of the import government of mustard oil (Rapese) also to cool prices.
The prices of edible retail oil in the country have increased in the range of 41 to 50 percent in the last year.
To check the prices of edible oils, the ministry not only has directed Member States to take measures against tangles at the level of wholesalers, mills and refiners, asking them to reveal their actions, but also asked for resellers to show prominent prices Of all edible oils. Brands for the benefit of consumers.
“… Some members have already communicated that (retailers) simply must show which speed is available. Then it is a choice of consumption to choose whether to buy the X brand or and depending on your own preferences,” he said to the average The food Union secretary, after a meeting with the states and operators in the sector to be held on Friday.
Consumers can choose the cheapest and trademarks will also be under pressure to reduce prices, he had said that, adding that state governments made the obligation to show prices.
The total import of vegetable oils (edible oil) for 20 November, July 20, 2021 decreased by 2 percent at 96,54,636 tons, compared to 98,25,433 tonnes in the corresponding period of the year front oil (October), second Sea data.
Edible oil is the third commodity of India, the goods imported after crude oil and gold.
