https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=63638 The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 would replace the GST compensation cess on tobacco with excise duty, setting duties such as 60-70% on unmanufactured tobacco, Rs 2,700-4,500 per 1,000 sticks for specified cigarette lengths, and 25% or Rs 5,000 per 1,000 sticks for cigars and cheroots; parliamentary debate criticised the measure as revenue-focused, urged committee scrutiny, raised risks to farmers, illegal trade, the need to curb surrogate advertising, and called for excise revenues to fund tobacco-related healthcare. en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:16:03 +0530 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=63638 The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 would replace the GST compensation cess on tobacco with excise duty, setting duties such as 60-70% on unmanufactured tobacco, Rs 2,700-4,500 per 1,000 sticks for specified cigarette lengths, and 25% or Rs 5,000 per 1,000 sticks for cigars and cheroots; parliamentary debate criticised the measure as revenue-focused, urged committee scrutiny, raised risks to farmers, illegal trade, the need to curb surrogate advertising, and called for excise revenues to fund tobacco-related healthcare. News - Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=63638