Higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the States, Sitharaman clarifies in Lok Sabha

FM: Tobacco excise duty will be shared with states

Lok Sabha passes Bill; Opp says step to fill fiscal hole

Excise on tobacco products to be shared with states, says FM

India News: The government has reintroduced excise duty on tobacco products, not a new cess, to prevent cigarettes from becoming more affordable. Finance Minister

Higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the States, Sitharaman clarifies in Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Sitharaman clarifies in Lok Sabha that higher cigarette duties will be shared with States, following the new tax law.

India: Excise Hikes Risk Fueling Illicit Trade and Hurting Consumers

New Delhi, INDIA – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the government’s move to reintroduce excise duty on cigarettes, framed as a measure to prevent “affordability” could drive consumers toward illicit tobacco, undermine public health goals, and harm low income Indians. While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that cigarettes “must not become affordable” as the GST… Source