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It took me days to understand what's actually going on This is how government is setting a fake narrative in front of you to increase petrol and diesel prices

It took me days to understand what's actually going on in oil since this war.
Read this carefully and it will blow your mind.

I TALK DATA...

1.Petroleum Ministry saying OMCs are suffering a daily loss of 750 crore rupees on sale of petrol and diesel.

2.Government imported 1.32 lakh crore worth of crude in the month of April of which 52000 cr worth of crude oil was exported when there is scarcity of crude in your own country just for the benefit of some private companies.
In fact they are still exporting refined products of crude and minting huge money.
No need for me to name the companies.
On other hand PM Modi requested 140 cr Indians to use less petrol/diesel.

3.BPCL yesterday announces we have no stress on our balance sheets for FY 27.
So this is completely contradictory to the petroleum ministers statement.
Also remember the government never passed on the benefits to the consumer since last 4 years when crude prices were $60.
India wAs buying crude from Russia along with a discount of 10-15$/barrel.

4. In 2014, excise duty on petrol was 9 rs and it was ~2.86rs on diesel.
   Till now the government has increased excise duty 16 times.
   Yes you heard that right humongous 16 times.
   Today excise duty on petrol is 33.90rs
   and diesel is 32.80 rs.

Note that the Government has printed 43 lakh crore in 11 years by doing so.
OMCs balance sheets are as strong as ever.
Look at BPCL,HPCL OR IOCL.

Now let's get into current oil economics.

India's crude basket is ~110$ / barrel which means India's average buying cost of crude is ~110$.

Physical deliverable value comes around ~126$/barrel.

Today 1$=97 rs.

At crude oil price of around $110/barrel and USD/INR near ₹96.9, India’s approx internal/base cost of diesel would roughly look like this:

Crude Cost Calculation

1 barrel = 159 litres
So crude cost per litre:

110*96.9÷159=67

So raw crude itself costs about ₹67/litre.

Then add:

Refining cost: ₹4–6

Freight + insurance: ₹2–3

OMC margin: ₹2–4

Dealer commission: ₹2–3

Ethanol/biodiesel blending/logistics

That brings the internal pre-tax diesel cost to roughly:

₹76–82/litre.

So practically OMCs are still not making losses as pump prices are 94 rs.

So it is clear that the government is trying to create a fake narrative and gain sympathy for OMCs that will allow them to hike prices silently.

Just want to say, hiking prices will lead to rising inflation and ultimately everyone including all LADLI BEHNAS AND LADLA BABUS will suffer.

TL;DR: While everyday citizens are urged to give up LPG subsidies and senior citizens lose train concessions under the guise of national "austerity," a single active Member of Parliament (MP) costs taxpayers ₹49.26 Lakh annually (~₹388 Crore total per year for all 788 MPs). Shockingly, 70% of their compensation is completely tax-exempt. If MPs were taxed under the exact same rules applied to regular salaried citizens, they would pay ₹9.43 Lakh in tax instead of just ₹1.46 Lakh, recovering over ₹313 Crore for the treasury over a single 5-year governance term. Furthermore, while the military pension model is constantly trimmed to cut costs, politicians enjoy a self-voted pension haven that compounds without limits.

middle class is constantly lectured on patriotism, paying taxes honestly, and tightening our belts to build the nation.
But what happens when we look at the austerity measures of the lawmakers themselves?

Total Active Cost per MP: ₹49,26,000 per year
(Note: This is strictly active cost. If we factor in deferred lifetime pension and administrative/security overhead, a single MP costs us over ₹60 Lakh per year, out of which only 25% is taxable).
📈 The Scale of the Active Drain:
Total Cost for 788 MPs annually: 788 × ₹49.26 Lakh = ₹388.16 Crore per year
Total Cost over a 5-Year Term: ₹1,940.84 Crore

An active Member of Parliament (MP) pays just ₹1,46,640 in income tax currently.
However, if they were taxed like a common salaried citizen under the default New Tax Regime on their full ₹49.26 Lakh CTC (where their allowances lose special protection and utilities are taxed as employer perquisites), they would owe ₹9,43,051—nearly 6.5 times more.
Applying uniform common-citizen tax rules to all 788 MPs would generate an additional ₹62.75 Crore annually (or ₹313.75 Crore over a 5-year term) for the national exchequer.

The Pension Disparity: The Elite vs. The Armed Forces
When we look beyond active salaries and dive into the pension liabilities of our representatives, the hypocrisy surrounding national austerity reaches its peak. To understand how heavily the system is skewed in favor of politicians, we must contrast their retirement model with the **One Rank, One Pension (OROP)**system used for our veterans:
The Time Threshold: An Armed Forces soldier must risk their life serving a grueling minimum of 15 to 20 years to qualify for a regular pension. In contrast, an MP or MLA qualifies for a lifetime pension if they serve even a single day in office.
The "Multiple Pension" Loophole: Under the military OROP principle, a retired army officer gets a uniform pension based strictly on their rank and length of service. If they are re-employed elsewhere, their military pension does not duplicate. However, politicians enjoy a "Multi-Term Multi-Pension" compounding system. If a politician serves two terms as an MLA and two terms as an MP, they legally draw four separate, compounding pensions simultaneously from state and central treasuries in most parts of India.
The Compounding Rate: A standard ex-MP gets a base lifetime pension of ₹31,000 per month for their first term. For every extra year they sit in Parliament, their pension automatically increases by ₹2,500 per month, with no upper limit. Certain long-serving state MLAs pull in up to ₹2.5 Lakh to ₹5 Lakh per month in pure pensions out of state budgets [1].

📉 The Macro Pension Reality: Military vs. Politicians
Across India, there are roughly 4,796 living former MPs and an estimated 12,000+ living former MLAsacross all states, drawing a combined political pension drain of roughly ₹970+ Crore per year.
Compare that to how the overall defense pension pocket is viewed on a per-capita basis:
Armed Forces Pension Budget: The government allocates a massive ₹1.71 Lakh Crore to fund pensions for more than 34 Lakh retired defense personnel and war widows [2]. This constitutes a significant 21.84% of the entire Ministry of Defence budget, causing the government to constantly scout for reforms (like the Agnipath scheme) to trim down its long-term soldier pension liability.
The Per-Capita Irony: While military pensions are heavily audited as a fiscal drag, the per-capita expense on a retired soldier averages just ~₹50,000 per year. Meanwhile, a retired politician averages an estimated ₹5,70,000 per year out of the taxpayer's treasury—nearly 11 times higher per capita—for a job that required zero medical fitness entry barriers, zero combat deployments, and sometimes lasted less than a single year.
What could we save? If we legally enforced a strict "One Politician, One Base Pension" rule (capping pensions strictly at a baseline ₹30,000/month flat rate, completely banning term-compounding and multi-dipping), the national exchequer would instantly save ₹365+ Crore Annually (Over ₹1,825 Crore saved per 5-year term).

When our soldiers stand on the borders for 20 years, the state debates whether their pension package is a "fiscal drag" on the union budget. Schemes are modified, and recruitment models are rewritten just to save money on veterans. But when a politician sits in an air-conditioned assembly for a single term, they walk away with a guaranteed, non-contributory lifetime pension that compounds for every year they stay in power.
If politics is meant to be a form of public service (seva), its financial perks should not mirror those of an elite, tax-shielded corporate executive. If the government is serious about national austerity, shouldn't our lawmakers lead by example, slash these outdated perks, and pay taxes on their allowances just like the rest of India?

TL;DR: While everyday citizens are urged to give up LPG subsidies and senior citizens lose train concessions under the guise of national "austerity," a single active Member of Parliament (MP) costs taxpayers ₹49.26 Lakh annually (~₹388 Crore total per year for all 788 MPs). Shockingly, 70% of their compensation is completely tax-exempt. If MPs were taxed under the exact same rules applied to regular salaried citizens, they would pay ₹9.43 Lakh in tax instead of just ₹1.46 Lakh, recovering over ₹313 Crore for the treasury over a single 5-year governance term. Furthermore, while the military pension model is constantly trimmed to cut costs, politicians enjoy a self-voted pension haven that compounds without limits.

We have all heard the official speeches. Over the years, the Prime Minister and the government have consistently called for citizen-led austerity. We were told to voluntarily "Give It Up" on LPG subsidies to help the poor. Senior citizens were urged to give up their train ticket concessions to ease the fiscal burden. The middle class is constantly lectured on patriotism, paying taxes honestly, and tightening our belts to build the nation.
But what happens when we look at the austerity measures of the lawmakers themselves?
I did a deep dive into the official data to calculate the comprehensive Cost to Country (CTC) for just one single active Member of Parliament (MP). Post retirement .
When you look at the numbers, the "we are all in this together" narrative completely falls apart.

To understand how heavily the system is skewed in favor of politicians, we must contrast their retirement model with the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) system used for our veterans:

The Time Threshold: An Armed Forces soldier must risk their life serving a grueling minimum of 15 to 20 years to qualify for a regular pension. In contrast, an MP or MLA qualifies for a lifetime pension if they serve even a single day in office.
The "Multiple Pension" Loophole: Under the military OROP principle, a retired army officer gets a uniform pension based strictly on their rank and length of service. If they are re-employed elsewhere, their military pension does not duplicate. However, politicians enjoy a "Multi-Term Multi-Pension" compounding system. If a politician serves two terms as an MLA and two terms as an MP, they legally draw four separate, compounding pensions simultaneously from state and central treasuries in most parts of India.
The Compounding Rate: A standard ex-MP gets a base lifetime pension of ₹31,000 per month for their first term. For every extra year they sit in Parliament, their pension automatically increases by ₹2,500 per month, with no upper limit. Certain long-serving state MLAs pull in up to ₹2.5 Lakh to ₹5 Lakh per month in pure pensions out of state budgets [1].

The Macro Pension Reality: Military vs. Politicians

Across India, there are roughly 4,796 living former MPs and an estimated 12,000+ living former MLAs across all states, drawing a combined political pension drain of roughly ₹970+ Crore per year.

Compare that to how the overall defense pension pocket is viewed on a per-capita basis:

While military pensions are heavily audited as a fiscal drag, the per-capita expense on a retired soldier averages just ~₹50,000 per year. Meanwhile, a retired politician averages an estimated ₹5,70,000 per year out of the taxpayer's treasury—nearly 11 times higher per capita—for a job that required zero medical fitness entry barriers, zero combat deployments, and sometimes lasted less than a single year.

What could we save? If we legally enforced a strict "One Politician, One Base Pension" rule (capping pensions strictly at a baseline ₹30,000/month flat rate, completely banning term-compounding and multi-dipping), the national exchequer would instantly save ₹365+ Crore Annually (Over ₹1,825 Crore saved per 5-year term).

When our soldiers stand on the borders for 20 years, the state debates whether their pension package is a "fiscal drag" on the union budget. Schemes are modified, and recruitment models are rewritten just to save money on veterans. But when a politician sits in an air-conditioned assembly for a single term, they walk away with a guaranteed, non-contributory lifetime pension that compounds for every year they stay in power.

This is time for One Rank , one pension for our politicians too. Time to start from top

We have all heard the official speeches. Over the years, the Prime Minister and the government have consistently called for citizen-led austerity. We were told to voluntarily "Give It Up" on LPG subsidies to help the poor. Senior citizens were urged to give up their train ticket concessions to ease the fiscal burden. The middle class is constantly lectured on patriotism, paying taxes honestly, and tightening our belts to build the nation.
But what happens when we look at the austerity measures of the lawmakers themselves?
I did a deep dive into the official data to calculate the comprehensive Cost to Country (CTC) for just one single active Member of Parliament (MP). When you look at the numbers, the "we are all in this together" narrative completely falls apart.

The Active MP Annual Budget Breakdown

Basic Salary: ₹14,88,000 per year (₹1,24,000/month). This is the only part that is fully taxable.

Constituency Allowance: ₹10,44,000 per year (₹87,000/month). [100% Tax-Exempt under Sec 10(17)(ii)]

Office Expense Allowance: ₹9,00,000 per year (₹75,000/month). [100% Tax-Exempt] (Used for staff hiring and stationery).

Daily Session Allowance: ₹2,50,000 per year (Assumes an average of 100 session days at ₹2,500/day). [100% Tax-Exempt under Sec 10(17)(i)]

Lutyens Delhi Bungalow: ₹4,80,000 per year (Estimated minimum market rental value for rent-free prime housing). [Perquisite Tax-Exempt]

Travel Privileges: ₹5,00,000 per year (Average usage estimate for 34 free domestic air tickets + unlimited 1st class rail). [100% Tax-Exempt]

Free Electricity: ₹50,000 per year (Up to 50,000 free units annually). [100% Tax-Exempt]

Free Water: ₹4,000 per year (Up to 4 Lakh litres annually). [100% Tax-Exempt]

Telephone & Internet: ₹1,50,000 per year (High-speed data allocations). [100% Tax-Exempt]

Medical Cover: ₹60,000 per year (Estimated cash-equivalent for full CGHS family coverage premium waiver). [100% Tax-Exempt]

Total Active Cost per MP**:** ₹49,26,000 per yea**r
(Note: This is strictly active cost. If we factor in deferred lifetime pension and administrative/security overhead, a single MP costs us over ₹60 Lakh per year*, out of which only 25% is taxable).*

The Scale of the Drain:
Total Cost for 788 MPs annually: 788 × ₹49.26 Lakh = ₹388.16 Crore per year
Total Cost over a 5-Year Term: ₹1,940.84 Crore

The Real Tax Disparity
An active Member of Parliament (MP) pays just ₹1,46,640 in income tax currently.
However, if they were taxed like a common salaried citizen under the default New Tax Regime on their full ₹49.26 Lakh CTC (where their allowances lose special protection and utilities are taxed as employer perquisites), they would owe ₹9,43,051—nearly 6.5 times more.
Applying uniform common-citizen tax rules to all 788 MPs would generate an additional ₹62.75 Crore annually (or ₹313.75 Crore over a 5-year term) for the national exchequer.

The "Austerity" Paradox: Rules for Thee, But Not for Me
The Giving Up Illusion: While the common citizen is shamed into giving up minor relief measures under the guise of fiscal responsibility, lawmakers enjoy 50,000 units of free electricity and 4 lakh litres of free water every single year. Why does austerity only apply to the people who actually fund the treasury?
The Tax Shield: Out of a ~₹49.2 Lakh active CTC, only the basic salary of ₹14.88 Lakh is taxable. The remaining ~70% is completely shielded from income tax under Section 10(17). A salaried professional making the same ₹50 Lakh CTC pays heavy income tax on almost every single allowance and perk. Lawmakers successfully insulate themselves from the very tax laws they vote to implement on us.
Daily Allowances to Attend Work: We are told to work longer hours for the nation's growth. Meanwhile, MPs get paid an extra ₹2,500 per day just for showing up to sit in Parliament—even on days when sessions are completely washed out by political disruptions.
The Lifetime Concession: Senior citizens lost their rail concessions because the government claimed the railways were under financial strain. Yet, former MPs retain lifetime free first-class train travelalong with a guaranteed lifetime pension starting at ₹31,000/month (which increases the longer they stay in office).

The Principle, Not the Percentage
Opponents will argue that an extra ₹62.75 Crore is a drop in the bucket against India's massive ₹23.40 Lakh Crore net direct tax collection—representing a mere 0.0027% increase.
But this isn't a math problem; it’s a moral double standard.
The government permanently stripped senior citizens of train ticket concessions to ease a minor fiscal burden. Yet, the ₹313 Crore of tax revenue forgiven to active lawmakers over a 5-year term could have comfortably kept those identical concessions fully active for thousands of vulnerable elderly citizens nationwide.
If politics is meant to be a form of public service (seva), its financial perks should not mirror those of an elite, tax-shielded corporate executive. If the government is serious about national austerity, shouldn't our lawmakers lead by example, slash these outdated perks, and pay taxes on their allowances just like the rest of India?

What are your thoughts? How do we hold them accountable to the same standards of "sacrifice" they demand from us?

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