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ITC's packaged foods business crosses $2 billion in revenueITC's packaged food business soared past $2 billion in FY26, with overall FMCG consumer spending reaching Rs 37,000 crore. This growth was ...
No slowdown yet, but inflation and El Niño are risks: ITC's Sanjiv PuriITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri revealed plans for a Rs 20,000 crore investment over the medium term, including hotel expansion. He highlighted st...
ITC shares fall 3% to fresh 52-week low; Motilal Oswal sees more pain aheadITC shares fell to a fresh 52-week low on Wednesday as investors reacted to steep tax hikes on cigarettes under the new GST 2.0 regime. Bro...
IPL teams appeal for tax rematch: 'Treat event as sport, not entertainment'Indian Premier League teams are asking the government to reclassify match tickets. They want IPL games treated as sports, not entertainment...
FMCG sector set for steady Q4 on rural demand and volume growthThe FMCG sector anticipates a steady March quarter, buoyed by stable rural demand and urban recovery, despite subdued pricing in some segme...
ITC, Godfrey Phillips shares crack up to 19% on New Year’s Day. What’s the bad news?Tobacco stocks like ITC and Godfrey Phillips saw significant drops on Thursday. This follows the finance ministry's notification of an addi...
Tobacco prices set to rise 5–6% as GST council clears 40% slabTobacco products may become more expensive. The GST Council increased tax on items like cigarettes and pan masala. The new GST rate will li...
Higher tax on cigarettes keeps industry under pressure: ITCThe cumulative growth in tax incidence on cigarettes, after cognising for the latest increase in cess rates, stands at 202 per cent in last...
Additional tax on cigarette would exacerbate legal sales: ITC"The additional tax burden caused by the increase in compensation Cess rates...will exacerbate the pressure on the entire legal cigarette v...
Cigarette prices set to go up by 9% after higher cessThe Tobacco Institute of India said this will put severe pressure on the legal cigarette industry by leading to increased smuggling and ill...
The sin economy: Should government invest in tobacco?The GST Council hiked the cess on cigarettes to take away the "windfall" manufacturers were reaping due to an anomaly that crept in after G...
Cigarette industry body wants GST Council to roll back tax increaseThe GST Council at its meeting on Monday increased the compensation cess rate on various segments of cigarettes ranging from Rs 485 to Rs 7...
Expensive affair: Cigarette shares tumble up to 14% post GST Council meetBrokerage firm HSBC maintained hold rating on ITC with a target price of Rs 320.
ITC chokes on its own smoke! Set for steepest fall since 1992The brokerage has maintained hold rating on ITC with a target price of Rs 320.
GST Council raises cess on cigarettes to fix anomaly under GSTWhile reduction in tax incidence on items of mass consumption would be welcome, it would be unacceptable in case of demerit goods like ciga...
Government has last laugh on GST cigarette issueThe ITC stock surged to a record high two weeks ago after the announcement that overall GST rates were reducing the overall tax incidence o...
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Calculus: ITC a 'Buy' for most analysts despite Q3 blipThe revenue growth for the cigarette to hotels conglomerate stood at 4% during the quarter, less than half of that witnessed in the precedi...
Proposal of 40% GST on aerated drinks, tobacco could severely hit both sectorsExisting excise duty levied on the Rs 14,000-crore soft drink industry, comprising mainly of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, is 18%.
Cigarette taxes are discriminatory: Kurush GrantDiscriminatory taxes on cigarettes have not helped reduce the tobacco consumption in the country, says ITC divisional chief executive (toba...