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January 31, 2026, 01:21 PM - 5 min read
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalisation last year comprised the replacement of the existing 28 per cent GST and compensation cess on ‘sin goods’ with additional excise and cess duties
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January 1, 2026, 08:52 AM - 2 min read
The new levies on tobacco and pan masala will be over and above the GST rate, and will replace the compensation cess which is currently being levied on such sin goods
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December 5, 2025, 08:35 AM - 4 min read
The Lok Sabha had passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, on Wednesday, which is expected to come into effect once the GST compensation cess ends in the coming weeks
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