https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=65142 The Council increased the compensation cess on cigarettes to correct a GST-era tax incidence anomaly that reduced total taxation compared with the pre GST regime, adopting higher specific and ad valorem components across length based cigarette categories. The revisions restore intended aggregate tax incidence, will raise additional revenue, and take effect prospectively from 12:00 a.m. on 18 July 2017. en-us Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:59:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=65142 The Council increased the compensation cess on cigarettes to correct a GST-era tax incidence anomaly that reduced total taxation compared with the pre GST regime, adopting higher specific and ad valorem components across length based cigarette categories. The revisions restore intended aggregate tax incidence, will raise additional revenue, and take effect prospectively from 12:00 a.m. on 18 July 2017. Circulars GST Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=65142