ITC shares fell nearly 3% during the Budget-day session as investors reacted to the December cigarette tax overhaul kicking in from Februar...

ITC's market value has dropped significantly following a recent tax hike on cigarettes. Investors are now looking to the upcoming Budget fo...

India got an overall score of 1.88 out of 5 possible points, which is slightly better than the South-East Asia average (1.82), but lower th...

Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) claims to represent farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across Andhra Pradesh,...

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), which claims to represent farmers of commercial crops from various states, includi...

Organisation said tobacco farmers in India are under extreme duress due to heavy taxation and adverse regulatory environment on the legal c...

"We appeal to the government to have a taxation policy, that disincentivises cigarette smuggling," FAIFA General Secretary Murali Babu said...

ITGA has claimed that more than $1 billion have been pumped into anti-tobacco movement in last two years by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundati...

The ambiguity is related to the 85% graphic warning that cigarette packs must carry from this month under a government notification.

"Prices of tobacco products in the country have not increased substantially over time, thus making these products even cheaper than essenti...

Sales volume has declined by as much as 15 per cent in the last two quarters, with the affordable sub-65 mm length cigarettes prices having...

The company said it has focused on building flexibility and agility across the supply chain to ensure delivery of volume and variety.

High taxation should not be restricted only to cigarettes but all forms of tobacco must be included to counter the growing menace of contra...

Excise duty was increased to 72 per cent on cigarettes of length not exceeding 65 mm and to 11-21 per cent for those of other lengths.

FCV tobacco is grown in AP & Karnataka. According to the association, farmers of FCV tobacco in these states don’t have any viable alternat...

As per Budget proposal, prices of entry-level smaller cigarettes, which are of the sub-65 mm length, will remain unchanged.

The Tobacco Institute of India (TII) director on Thursday urged the government to formulate a pragmatic and equitable taxation policy to re...