Exemption of Excise duty on various commodity

[Guest]

In Budget 2006 F.M has exempted Excise duty on various commodity , obviously with an intention of reducing end user prices . But ever government has analysed the implication of such exemptions , In my humble opinion certainly not …. An example of mockery of our system .. Excise duty on Yeast till 28.02.2006 16.32% ( incl.Ed.cess ) Excise duty exempted vide Noitification No. 3/2006 Dt.01.03.2006 Assessable value till 28.02.2006 was Say Rs. 100/- on which Ecise duty was leviable @ 16.32% i.e Rs.16.32 making cost Rs.116.32 /- on which further taxes were added as applicable. On exempting the commodity the assessable value charged in bill is Rs.116.32 mean excise duty charged has become the part of Manufacturer profit .In nutshell duty was exempted to directly benefit the manufacturer and not end user … Its’nt it a mockery of system ?

[Surender Gupta]

The situation referred by you is not correct always. Yes, sometime the real benefit is not passed on to the customer, but more or less ultimately the customer wins, I think.

AI Summary

Excise duty exemption can fail to lower consumer prices when manufacturers retain the former duty as added gross margin. Exemption of excise duty on specified commodities can alter tax incidence without guaranteeing consumer price reductions. Using Budget 2006 Notification No. 3/2006 (01.03.2006) and yeast as an example, the note explains that removal of statutory duty may leave the billed assessable price unchanged and allow manufacturers to retain the former duty amount as profit. It warns that notification-based exemptions can benefit producers rather than end users unless accompanied by measures to ensure pass-through, monitoring, and review.