Motor spirit and lubricants sales tax value Indian state government FY 2006-2012

In fiscal year 2012, the tax on sales of motor spirit and lubricants collected by the state governments across India amounted to around 138 billion Indian rupees. That year, about 87 percent of the tax revenue was generated from high speed diesel and motor spirit by the central government. Road tax across the country continued to stay above the goods and services tax.