ReferIndia News Additional excise duty on tobacco, health cess on pan masala to be effective from Feb 1

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Additional excise duty on tobacco, health cess on pan masala to be effective from Feb 1

Published on: Jan. 31, 2026, 3:21 p.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior

New Delhi, Jan 31 : An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, over and above the highest 40 per cent GST rate, will come into effect from February 1. The cess and excise levies will replace the existing 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), plus compensation cess, on such ‘sin goods’ which was there on these items since GST was rolled out on July 1, 2017. Also, from February […]

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