The Centre issued an order on Wednesday to implement a new health and national security cess on tobacco and related products, ...

New GST mechanism for tobacco products from February 1 ensures higher revenue share for states while maintaining tax ...

The notification replaces cess rates with “Nil” across extensive Schedule entries. The key takeaway is the effective withdrawal of Compensation Cess on the listed goods starting 1 February ...

From February 2026, India replaces GST compensation cess with excise and health cess on tobacco and pan masala, introducing capacity-based duties and higher cigarette taxes ...

From February 1, a new excise duty on tobacco products and a health cess on pan masala will be imposed. These levies, over existing GST rates, will replace the current compensation cess. Cigarettes ...

The govt also issued orders that the Health Security se National Security Cess Act and the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, ...

The government has restored excise duty on cigarettes and introduced a machine-capacity cess on pan masala to curb evasion, protect health, and safeguard revenues as GST compensation ends.

For the sake of fair comparison, December’s gross GST collection figures without compensation cess proceeds are compared with the same from the year-ago period.

Net GST revenues rose just 2.2% in December 2025, the slowest pace in a year, as weak domestic demand and high refunds offset stronger import-led collections ...

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