Inflation is at a 13-month high, primarily led by a rise in food prices. And with an impending fuel price hike, it could spike even more. A...

Tobacco consumption and spending have increased sharply in both rural and urban India between 2011-12 and 2023-24, raising concerns for pub...

Experts warn that a significant tax hike on cigarettes, effective February 1, could fuel illicit trade and lead to substantial tax revenue ...

The economists strongly suggested that increasing inflation, which has put the country's budget under pressure, and urgent need of fresh ca...

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the Union government is entitled to levy Central GST (CGST) as well as excise duty on tobacco and t...

Public health groups, along with economists and doctors, have urged the government to increase excise duty on all tobacco products in the U...

In a letter to the Finance Minister, the state-based outfit has pointed out that classifying different products in lower rate slabs will le...

The move assumes significance as India has so far been firm on its anti-tobacco stand and has implemented a higher tax regime as well as la...

As per government estimates, the total economic cost attributable to tobacco use from all diseases in the year 2011 amounted to Rs 1,04,500...

The Rajasthan government has reduced value added tax (VAT) on tobacco and its products (excluding bidi) by 20-30 per cent, effective June 1...

Minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha has also refused to participate in the event. Sinha's name also featured earlier on the website ...

Central government standing counsel Akshay Makhija, appearing for the ministries of Finance and Health and Family Welfare, opposed the plea.

In his bid to discourage smoking among youths, Vardhan has urged states and UTs to impose VAT of at least 50% on all tobacco products.

The study highlighted that a 10 per cent increase in bidi prices will lead to almost 5 per cent decrease in consumption.

Noting that use of tobacco imposes serious consequences on economy and society, PM Manmohan Singh said.

India has mooted the introduction of a designated "sin tax" to finance a part of the health budget during the 12th five year plan (2012-201...

Government’s current administration of tobacco taxes neither serves the purpose of revenue generation, nor serves the public good and deter...