https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11533 General central excise revisions increase the standard CENVAT/central excise rate to 12% and adjust related concessionary slabs; sectoral changes amend ad valorem and specific duties, expand targeted exemptions (including certain food preparations, lifesaving drugs and aircraft parts), impose new levies and slab realignments for tobacco and cigarettes, and modify valuation and abatement rules for branded garments and jewellery, with several measures provisional pending enactment and cross-referenced to notifications dated 17 March 2012. en-us Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11533 General central excise revisions increase the standard CENVAT/central excise rate to 12% and adjust related concessionary slabs; sectoral changes amend ad valorem and specific duties, expand targeted exemptions (including certain food preparations, lifesaving drugs and aircraft parts), impose new levies and slab realignments for tobacco and cigarettes, and modify valuation and abatement rules for branded garments and jewellery, with several measures provisional pending enactment and cross-referenced to notifications dated 17 March 2012. Circulars Central Excise Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11533