ITC Limited reported a steady March quarter. Strong operating margins were a key positive. EBITDA margins exceeded expectations. The compan...

ITC is expected to deliver a muted Q4 as cigarette volumes stay flat and higher taxes weigh on margins, despite strong double-digit growth ...

The FMCG sector anticipates a steady March quarter, buoyed by stable rural demand and urban recovery, despite subdued pricing in some segme...

Consumer sector outlook for FY27 faces challenges from cigarette tax hikes and crude oil shocks. Abneesh Roy of Nuvama Institutional Equiti...

Governments traditionally impose higher taxes, often known as 'sin' taxes, on products with adverse health effects, such as alcohol and tob...

According to ADB, the study aims to evaluate progress, analyse the impact of previous tax recommendations, and propose new measures to furt...

India's central government has collected the highest amount of taxes from tobacco and tobacco products from the populous states Uttar Prade...

According to the associations, the Parliament Standing Committee on Health submitted a pertinent and comprehensive report on cancer care pl...

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

Tobacco is taxed at the highest slab of GST at 28 percent, being ‘sin goods’ and further attracting levies of additional duties like NCCD. ...

The overall tax rate on all tobacco products in India is still very low compared to other middle-income countries, including those in South...

In 2013-2014, global tobacco excise taxes generated nearly $269 billion in government revenues. Of this, less than $1 billion was invested ...

VHAA demanded at least 40 per cent sin tax with a provision for states' right to impose top-up taxes on all types of tobacco, like cigarett...

"Prices of tobacco products in the country have not increased substantially over time, thus making these products even cheaper than essenti...

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

Eminent personalities in socio-cultural & medical fraternity have urged Kerala govt to raise taxes on all tobacco products to 65% as a meas...

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