Latest Pan Masala News & Updates

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) From February 1, the government is bringing a new tax structure for cigarettes, tobacco products and pan masala, aiming to tighten regulation and keep tax levels high on these so-called ‘sin goods’.An additional excise duty will now be charged on cigarettes and tobacco products, along with a new health and national security cess on pan masala.These new levies will replace the earlier system under which these products were taxed at 28 per cent GST along with a compens…