Gas demand gujurat18 Mar 2021 08:59
Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based companies dealing in natural gas have seen their stocks rally on bourses following the government’s commitment to bring natural gas under goods and services tax and its plans to spend Rs 7.5 lakh crore to build oil and gas infrastructure over the next five years.
natural gas is brought under the ambit of GST, it will benefit companies operating in the natural gas segment,” said Vaibhav Shah, managing director, Monarch Networth Capital, a city-based financial services company.
Industries using natural gas as input will be able to claim input tax credit (ITC) on gas they consume, and it will bring its cost down and boost consumption, say industry players.
“The consumption of natural gas has also been growing in India with industries gradually shifting to natural gas from conventional fuels such as coal,” added Nilesh Kotak, a city-based stock analyst.
There is also a push to natural gas consumption as the government intends to reduce its dependence on crude oil imports. According to stock analysts, the government’s plans to spend Rs 7.5 lakh crore for oil and gas infrastructure