Earlier, 18% Central Excise duty was levied on unmanufactured tobacco when it was cleared without a brand name and not packed for retail sale.

Parliament Winter Session: The Union government is expected to introduce two bills in the Lok Sabha on Monday aimed at levying excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, as well as a new cess on the ...

New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Opposing the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari, on Thursday, accused the Central Government of burdening citizens through ...

New Delhi: Following the recurring adjournments in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for consideration and passing ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday clarified that the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 is neither a new law, nor an additional tax (on tobacco), or “something that the Centre is ...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a law to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends. The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was passed ...

NEW DELHI: With the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, the government is set to table two key bills in the Lok Sabha proposing an excise duty on sin goods, like tobacco and ...

Replying to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the enhanced duty on cigarettes is part of the regular excise structure and not a cess. The Finance ...

New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Following the recurring adjournments in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for ...