https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=7979 The standard excise rate is increased with consequential chapter wise duty revisions, withdrawal of several exemptions and selective duty reductions; new levies including a Clean Energy Cess on domestic coal/lignite/peat and machine based levies for packed tobacco are introduced; procedural amendments clarify penalty non application where duty and interest are paid pre notice, relax settlement commission restrictions, permit quarterly payment/returns and remove invoice pre authentication, and CENVAT Credit Rules are amended to expand credit availment and reversal rules with some retrospective effect. en-us Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=7979 The standard excise rate is increased with consequential chapter wise duty revisions, withdrawal of several exemptions and selective duty reductions; new levies including a Clean Energy Cess on domestic coal/lignite/peat and machine based levies for packed tobacco are introduced; procedural amendments clarify penalty non application where duty and interest are paid pre notice, relax settlement commission restrictions, permit quarterly payment/returns and remove invoice pre authentication, and CENVAT Credit Rules are amended to expand credit availment and reversal rules with some retrospective effect. Circulars Central Excise Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=7979