A sharp increase in excise duty after GST compensation cess ended will see cigarette prices being hiked sharply. While that’s the immediate risk, the bigger risk is of a shift in policy
Revised excise schedules and Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 could raise classification, valuation, and compliance challenges, say experts
Cigarettes are creeping back into pop culture, wrapped in nostalgia, celebrity glamour and a certain 'retro cool' — just as public health experts fear a new wave of young smokers who never saw the worst of the tobacco era