https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=74072 Excise duty increases on cigarettes affected consolidated profitability, prompting calibrated pricing and portfolio measures to protect market share and limit migration to illicit trade. The cigarette portfolio was re-architected across price points through value-accretive offerings and staggered pricing actions. Non-cigarette FMCG growth was supported by demand for packaged foods, dairy and personal-care products. Input-cost inflation was mitigated through inventory cover, commodity hedging and price-volume rebalancing amid crude-price volatility, supply-chain disruption and imported inflation concerns. en-us Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:31:02 +0530 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:31:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=74072 Excise duty increases on cigarettes affected consolidated profitability, prompting calibrated pricing and portfolio measures to protect market share and limit migration to illicit trade. The cigarette portfolio was re-architected across price points through value-accretive offerings and staggered pricing actions. Non-cigarette FMCG growth was supported by demand for packaged foods, dairy and personal-care products. Input-cost inflation was mitigated through inventory cover, commodity hedging and price-volume rebalancing amid crude-price volatility, supply-chain disruption and imported inflation concerns. News - Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:31:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=74072