GST, cess levy together to help detect evasion in pan masala sector: SourcesNew tax rules for pan masala manufacturing will be effective February 1. A health and national security cess will be added to the Goods and...
01 Jan, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Parliament clears bill to levy cess on pan masala manufacturing unitsParliament has approved a new bill. This bill will impose a cess on pan masala manufacturing units. The collected funds will be used for na...
08 Dec, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha to take up Health, National Security Cess Bill for further consideration, passingFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce a new cess bill in Lok Sabha. This bill aims to boost funds for national security and pu...
05 Dec, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
Health & national security cess only on demerit goods like pan masala, not essentials, says Nirmala SitharamanA new health and national security cess will be imposed on demerit goods like pan masala. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated this c...
05 Dec, 2025, 01.19 AM IST
New tax coming for demerit goods like cigarettes and not for essential goods: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new Health and National Security Cess will primarily focus on demerit goods, including pan mas...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
Pan masala packs must now display retail price, says govtNew rules will require all pan masala packages to show the Retail Sale Price and other details. This change starts on February 1, 2026. Sma...
03 Dec, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025: Govt tables bill for new levies on cigarettes, pan masala and gutkhaFM Sitharaman introduces Health Security National Cess Bill 2025 to replace GST compensation cess on tobacco products, including cigarettes...
01 Dec, 2025, 01.05 PM IST
Pan masala makers to pay Rs 1 lakh penalty from October 1 for failure to register machines with taxmenThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on August 6 notified October 1, 2024, as the date for levy of up to Rs 1 lakh penalt...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
GSTN rolls out form for tobacco manufacturers to report inputs, outputs to tax authoritiesThe GST Network (GSTN) has introduced a new form, GST SRM-II, for manufacturers of pan masala and tobacco products to report inputs and out...
08 Jun, 2024, 01.18 PM IST
GSTN rolls out special procedure for tobacco manufacturers to register machines with tax authoritiesThe GST Network (GSTN) has introduced an online facility for manufacturers of pan masala, gutkha, and similar tobacco products to register ...
17 May, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Govt allows tobacco cos to fill their monthly returns through special procedure till May 15Government extends CBIC's new procedure deadline for pan masala and tobacco product manufacturers till May 15 to improve GST compliance, fa...
12 Apr, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
Tobacco product makers to face Rs 1 lakh penalty, if packing machines not registered with GST authoritiesManufacturers of pan masala, gutka, and similar tobacco products will face a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakh if they fail to register their pack...
04 Feb, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Revenue Department removes additional excise duty on cigarette, tobaccoThe revenue department also "rescinded" the central excise notification dated February 27, 2010, which deals with excise duty rate on unman...
02 Jun, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Govt specifies retail sale price based GST cess rate for pan masala, tobaccoPan masala, containing tobacco gutkha, now has a cess rate of 0.61 times the RSP, while the rate for smoking mixtures for pipes and cigaret...
09 Apr, 2023, 03.13 PM IST
GoM to examine levy of GST at manufacturing stage for pan masala, brick kilns sectorsThe panel will "examine the possibility to levy GST based on the capacity of manufacturing unit and special composition schemes in certain ...
26 May, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
GST investigation arm unearths Rs 40 cr tax evasion by pan masala/gutkha mfg unitThe GST investigation arm DGGI unearthed Rs 40 crore tax evasion by an unregistered pan masala/gutkha manufacturing unit in the national ca...
01 Jul, 2020, 04.05 PM IST
GST intelligence detects Rs 225 crore tax evasion, busts illicit pan masala manufacturers in IndoreThe total duty implication in this fraud is estimated to be around Rs 400 crore, the statement issued by the DGGI said.
13 Jun, 2020, 03.52 PM IST