Cess on pan masala to fetch Rs 14,000 cr in FY27The government will collect Rs 14,000 crore from a new health and national security cess on pan masala in the next fiscal year. This cess, ...
01 Feb, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
Higher excise, health cess to kick in on tobacco products, pan masala from February 1New taxes on cigarettes, tobacco, and pan masala begin February 1. This marks a major tax change for these products. Excise duties and a he...
31 Jan, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
Pan masala manufacturers need registration under health and security cess law from Feb 1Pan masala makers must register for a new health and national security cess by February 1, 2026. Separate registrations are needed for each...
02 Jan, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
Parliament Watch: PSBs write off ₹6.15 L cr loans; 25 CPSEs to shut; New I-T forms soonFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that a new health and security cess on pan masala will not disrupt GST collections, instead crea...
09 Dec, 2025, 12.32 AM 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
Lok Sabha passes Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, clears cess on pan masala manufacturing unitsThe Lok Sabha has approved the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill. This paves the way for the government to introduce a specia...
05 Dec, 2025, 05.02 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
Parliament winter session: FM Sitharaman to move Health Security se National Security Cess Bill for consideration, passing in LSUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce the Health Security National Security Cess Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha to fu...
04 Dec, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
Lok Sabha passes Central Excise (Amendment) Bill ahead of GST cess phaseout on ‘sin goods’New laws are set to tax tobacco and pan masala products. These bills replace the GST compensation cess. Excise duty will be levied on tobac...
03 Dec, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
Parliament Winter Session: Finance Minister Sitharaman moves two bills for new cess on tobacco and other 'sin goods'New bills have been introduced to change taxes on tobacco and pan masala. The Central Excise Amendment Bill will levy excise duty on tobacc...
02 Dec, 2025, 12.49 AM 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
Parliament Winter Session agenda: Sin-goods taxation, atomic bill on table as Oppn gears up for showdown over SIRParliament's Winter Session begins December 1st amidst opposition demands for a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls discussion. T...
01 Dec, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Centre plans new health and security cess to keep tobacco taxes high as GST compensation levy endsIndia is set to introduce new taxes on tobacco products like cigarettes, pan masala, and gutkha. This move comes as the Goods and Services ...
01 Dec, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
ITC, Godfrey Phillips shares fall up to 2.5% as Centre plans new cess to keep tobacco taxes highCigarette makers ITC and Godfrey Phillips saw their shares fall. This follows the government's announcement of a new health and security ce...
01 Dec, 2025, 09.44 AM IST
Karnataka announces cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms to support gig workersAddressing a press conference, Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad said, "The Labour Department of Karnataka has decided to impose cess o...
19 Oct, 2024, 11.33 AM IST