<h1>New Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025 to levy targeted tax for dedicated security funding</h1> The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 proposes imposition of a dedicated cess on specified taxable activities or transactions to generate earmarked revenue for health security and national security initiatives. The Bill likely defines the taxable base, applicable rates, collection mechanism, and credit or non-creditable nature of the cess under existing tax laws. It may empower the central government to notify categories of goods, services, or entities subject to the cess and to frame rules for administration, assessment, recovery, and penalties for non-compliance. Collected proceeds are expected to be allocated to specified funds or schemes to bolster public health infrastructure, emergency preparedness, and related security measures.