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GST Council retains 28% tax and cess on tobacco, sin goodsThe Union finance minister will decide on the date when the new tax rate for these items will be applicable. Currently, such products attra...04 Sep, 2025, 04.11 PM IST- GST Council approves highest tax rate of 40% on these goodsThe GST Council has approved raising taxes on sin goods to 40% as part of a broader GST 2.0 overhaul, simplifying the tax structure to two ...04 Sep, 2025, 01.38 PM IST
- GST 2.0 should pave way towards single tax rate: ReportA Think Change Forum report advocates for GST 2.0 to adopt just two slabs—5% and 18%—capping the peak rate at 18% to simplify the tax syste...02 Sep, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
- Beverage companies seek 'sugar-based' tax in line with global modelsThe Indian Beverage Association urges the finance ministry for a sugar-based taxation system, aligning with global standards, ahead of a cr...27 Aug, 2025, 09.28 AM IST
- GST 2.0 reforms: Centre mulls extra duty on tobacco, states want shareTo maintain overall taxation on tobacco products post GST 2.0 reforms, the Centre may impose additional excise or special duty above the pr...21 Aug, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
- How Budget 2025 can walk the tightrope of India's 'sins'Sin Tax Budget 2025: India’s plan to become a developed nation by 2047 requires a healthy workforce, but over 1% of GDP is lost to cigarett...28 Jan, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
- Budget 2025: Will FM Nirmala Sitharaman increase 'sin tax'?The Indian government held steady on sin taxes for tobacco in the latest budget. Cigarette taxes remained unchanged. A proposed 35% GST on ...20 Dec, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
- Proposal to impose 35% GST on 'sin goods' not a good idea: SJMThe Swadeshi Jagran Manch, along with other trade bodies, criticizes the proposed 35% GST on "sin goods" like tobacco and aerated beverages...18 Dec, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
- Compensation cess: GoM may seek more time to submit reportA group of ministers (GoM) will likely request the GST Council to extend the December 31 deadline for their report on compensation cess by ...14 Dec, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
- End of GST compensation cess may not be blessing for 'sin taxed'Cigarettes, tobacco products, carbonated drinks, and high-end automobiles in the 28% GST slab might see a rise in taxation as a cess ends i...03 Oct, 2024, 07.08 PM IST
- Are there more sin taxes coming?Governments traditionally impose higher taxes, often known as 'sin' taxes, on products with adverse health effects, such as alcohol and tob...28 Dec, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
- Tax on gambling, it's outside theologyThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has uniformly taxed all forms of betting, with rates set at the highest permissible level to disco...12 Jul, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
- Exempt fizzy, juice-based drinks from sin tax: CompaniesNew Delhi-based Indian Beverage Association (IBA), an industry group that represents Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Red Bull and Dabur, has urged the ...11 Jul, 2023, 01.00 AM IST
- Experts urge GoM, GST council, to increase cess on tobacco productsThe overall tax rate on all tobacco products in India is still very low compared to other middle-income countries, including those in South...10 Oct, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
- Include 'bidi' in demerit category under GST: ExpertsThe Indian market of smoked tobacco is dominated by bidis, which outsell cigarettes by 8:1 ratio.17 May, 2017, 09.34 AM IST
- Most companies may be struggling with GSTIndustry experts say that it was a blessing in disguise that the deadline for GST was pushed back as most of the companies may have struggl...03 Mar, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
- Tax sugarcane farmers, not sugary drinksCoca Cola has protested that if it has to pay such a high tax, it will have to close down several factories and ancillary facilities, costi...20 Dec, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
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