ITC, Godfrey Phillips shares rally up to 7% on reports of 17% hike in cigarettes priceITC and Godfrey Phillips India shares jumped up to 7% on Wednesday after a report said both companies may raise cigarette prices by as much...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Classic, Gold Flake or Marlboro: How your cigarette bills may get costlier from February 1From February 1, 2026, cigarettes will cost more -- and it’s not just the brand that matters. Short sticks see smaller hikes, but king-size...
01 Jan, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Budget 2019: Cigarette makers are unlikely to hike prices due to imposition of the excise duty, say analystsAn analyst, who requested anonymity, said cigarette companies can factor this excise duty impact when they hike prices next due to increase...
05 Jul, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
ITC, other cigarette stocks rally up to 4% as govt hikes excise duty marginallyITC surged 3.91 per cent to hit a high of Rs 268.15. This company had reported negative volume growth for the past three years.
01 Feb, 2017, 05.16 PM IST
ITC takes a breather post Budget rally; here's what experts sayPrabhudas Lilladher (PL) believes ITC would need to hike cigarette prices by 7 per cent to neutralise the impact of excise duty hike.
02 Mar, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
Cigarette companies gain ground despite duty hike, ITC surges 9%In the previous session also, cigarette stocks had recovered after falling sharply on the excise duty hike announcement.
01 Mar, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
Budget 2016: Excise duty hike on tobacco products will have negative impact on cigarette companiesITC, the country’s largest cigarettes seller, did not respond to the mail seeking comment on the latest excise hike in the national budget.
29 Feb, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
Budget 2016: Excise duty on tobacco products up by 10-15%; cigarettes set to cost moreCigarette prices are set to go up for the fifth successive year in India with the Budget announcing 10-15% increase in excise duty for all ...
29 Feb, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Budget 2015: Smokers hit hard as excise duty on cigarettes and cigars hikedSmoking will become costlier yet again with excise duty on cigarettes and cigars being hiked for the fourth consecutive year.
01 Mar, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
Budget 2015: Cigarette prices to go up by 10-15%Smoking is going to be costlier yet again with the budget increasing excise duty on cigarettes and cigars for the fourth consecutive year.
28 Feb, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Budget 2014: Excise duties on cigarettes, tobacco, pan-masala, gutka hikedCigarette price is going to go up by 12-14% for regular length cigarettes whose excise duty has been increased by 11-21%.
10 Jul, 2014, 06.18 PM IST
- Union budget 2012-13: Cigarette prices to go up; no impact in stock price
Budget 2012 announced a proposal to increase basic excise duty on cigarettes of more than 65mm length by adding an ad valorem component of ...
16 Mar, 2012, 06.29 PM IST
Budget 2012: Maintain tax stability in excise rates for cigarette/tobacco industry, says FICCIExcise Duty rates should be kept unchanged to leverage the tax efficiency of cigarettes by encouraging shifts from non-cigarette forms of c...
17 Feb, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- Budget 2011: ASSOCHAM recommends retention of single-point central, specific duty structure for cigarettes
Industry body, ASSOCHAM has recommended retention of single-point central, specific duty structure for cigarettes.
09 Feb, 2011, 01.05 PM IST
- Excise hike to dent cigarette volumes: Sharekhan
Shares of ITC and Godfrey Phillips India were badly hit after the finance minister proposed an increase in cigarette taxes, forcing brokera...
04 Mar, 2008, 04.46 PM IST
- Non-filter cigarettes to cost more
Finance Minister P Chidambaram does not want to differentiate between filter and plain cigarettes, on which he has proposed to levy an exci...
29 Feb, 2008, 04.27 PM IST
- Remove veil around state VAT on tobacco
Given this high rate of excise on cigarettes, the current debate on a possible extension of the State VAT thereto, in addition to the excis...
14 Mar, 2007, 02.33 AM IST