Increase cess on tobacco products, tobacco eradication organisation urges govt

Aug 25, 2020

Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 25 : Public health groups, doctors and economists have urged the GST council to increase the compensation cess on all...

Centre to move Central Excise (Amendment) Bill for consideration in Parliament

Dec 02, 2025

Following the introduction of GST in 2017, the Centre had decreased central excise duties on tobacco and tobacco products to allow for the levy...

Lok Sabha passes Bill aimed at raising excise duty on tobacco products

Dec 03, 2025

The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to revise excise duties on tobacco and related products after the expiry of the GST compensation cess

Nirmala Sitharaman introduces two Bills in Lok Sabha aimed at levying cess on tobacco products

Dec 01, 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced two bills in Lok Sabha on Monday, the first day of Winter session of Parliament, aimed at levying cess...

Public health groups urge GST Council to increase compensation cess on tobacco products

May 31, 2021

Panaji (Goa) [India], May 31 : On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the public health groups along with doctors have urged the...

Tax arbitrage makes smuggling of cigarettes into India favorable: DRI Report

Dec 05, 2022

In order to evade the high rate of tax and cess levied on cigarettes and tobacco products as also to avoid printing of the...