A separate Health Security and National Security Cess has been introduced on pan masala and related items to maintain high ...

Starting February 1, new excise duties and a health cess on tobacco and pan masala will be implemented, replacing existing ...

From February 1, a new excise duty on tobacco products and a health cess on pan masala will be imposed. These levies, over ...

Smokers and consumers of chewing tobacco products will now feel a sharp pinch from February 1st, as the Centre rolls out a ...

Finance Ministry notifies February 1 rollout of new cess and excise laws to keep tobacco, cigarettes and pan masala taxes ...

For years, the taxation of tobacco (Cigarettes, Beedis) and pan masala was tied to the GST Compensation Cess, a mechanism ...

India will impose higher taxes on tobacco products and pan masala from 1 February 2026, as the government on Wednesday (31 ...

The government has announced a major overhaul of the tax structure on tobacco products and pan masala, with new levies set to ...

The new levies on tobacco and pan masala will be over and above the GST rate, and will replace the compensation cess which is ...

The cess was originally imposed for 5 years from the rollout of GST in 2017 to compensate states for revenue losses, and it was later extended. Automobile manufacturers are staring at a potential ...

The new levies on tobacco and pan masala will be imposed over and above the applicable GST rates. These measures will replace ...

VIJAYAWADA: The Government of Andhra Pradesh recorded growth in net GST collections in December 2025 despite rate reductions ...