From February 1, India will impose additional excise duty on tobacco and a health cess on pan masala, replacing compensation ...

The government has restored excise duty on cigarettes and introduced a machine-capacity cess on pan masala to curb evasion, ...

As the Centre ends the GST compensation cess, here is a detailed look at how India's tobacco tax regime has evolved since ...

The new duty depends on cigarette length. Longer cigarettes attract higher tax. Shorter ones face a smaller increase.

"While we are still unsure on the final outcome, if confirmed, this will be a clear negative, as volumes will be impacted and ...

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The FTA further confirmed that, with the implementation of the new mechanism, carbonated drinks will no longer be classified ...

This system, which is shifting from a flat 50 percent rate to a system based on sugar content (grams per 100ml) ...