New Delhi: The wide-ranging GST reforms are set to improve the lives of citizens and ensure ease of doing business for all, especially small traders, thus strengthening the economy. The changes in GST ...

The government has notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty on tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala will be levied ...

The new levies on tobacco and pan masala will be imposed over and above the applicable GST rates. These measures will replace the GST compensation cess, which is currently charged at varying rates on ...

Cess Act, 2025 introduces a standalone statutory cess aimed at funding national health security and national security needs, ...

Three laws passed in Parliament could boost central revenues, reshape GST cess flows, shift MGNREGA costs to states and create new budget headroom ahead of the 2026-2027 Union Budget, points out A K ...

The council also clarified that all categories of electric vehicles, whether mass-market or luxury, will continue to attract a GST rate of 5%, with no additional cess The retention comes as a major ...

Pan masala manufacturers must pay full monthly cess for newly installed machines, effective February 1, despite operating at lower capacity.

As the new additional excise duty on tobacco products and a new health cess on pan masala over and above the GST rates are set to be rolled out from February 1, Federation of Retailers Association of ...

Karnataka flagged a sharp slowdown in GST revenue growth following rate rationalization in 2025, resulting in a revenue shortfall. The State sought a revenue protection and compensation mechanism for ...