excise duty

Winter session: To ensure sin goods stay costly, FM Sitharaman moves bills for extra levies

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced two bills to levy excise duty on tobacco products and a health and national security cess on pan masala, following ...

Excise policy protest: Maharashtra bars, permit rooms to shut on July 14; Industry body calls tax hikes ‘draconian’

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More than 20,000 bars in Maharashtra will shut down on July 14. The shutdown is a protest against increased taxes. The Indian Hotel and Restaurant ...