The govt also issued orders that the Health Security se National Security Cess Act and the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, ...

At the same time, the Ministry of Finance also notified February 1, 2026 as the date from which the GST compensation cess ...

New GST mechanism for tobacco products from February 1 ensures higher revenue share for states while maintaining tax ...

The notification replaces cess rates with “Nil” across extensive Schedule entries. The key takeaway is the effective withdrawal of Compensation Cess on the listed goods starting 1 February ...

A health and national security cess and excise duty on pan masala and tobacco products respectively will be over and above 40 ...

A separate Health Security and National Security Cess has been introduced on pan masala and related items to maintain high ...

The government will implement additional excise duties and a health cess on tobacco products and pan masala from February 1, ...

India will levy a new excise duty on tobacco and a cess on pan masala from Feb 1, replacing the GST compensation cess.

From February 1, a new excise duty on tobacco products and a health cess on pan masala will be imposed. These levies, over ...

Net GST revenues rose just 2.2% in December 2025, the slowest pace in a year, as weak domestic demand and high refunds offset ...

Bhopal: While rationalisation of GST norms and withdrawal of compensation cess on coal is expected to lower thermal power ...

Pan masala manufacturers must pay full monthly cess for newly installed machines, effective February 1, despite operating at ...