28% GST For Cigarette, Tobacco Products Ends From Feb 1st; New Tax Regime Comes Into Force

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 cigarette, tobacco products, pan masala to give more money to States

New GST mechanism for tobacco products from February 1 ensures higher revenue share for states while maintaining tax ...
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GST Bill Can Now Go For Presidential Assent, Says Arun Jaitley

Government will seek Presidential assent for the landmark Constitution amendment bill for GST as 16 states have ratified the ...

Govt. notifies February 1 as the end of GST compensation cess, start of new tobacco tax regime

At the same time, the Ministry of Finance also notified February 1, 2026 as the date from which the GST compensation cess ...

Centre revamps tobacco taxation, brings back excise and resets GST rates from Feb 1, 2026

The government has issued a fresh set of GST notifications reshaping tax rates on tobacco products, scrapping the existing 28 ...
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Parliament Monsoon Session: Many important bills including GST Amendment Bill will be presented, Kiren Rijiju calls all-party meeting

Parliament Monsoon Session 2025: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called an all-party meeting before the Monsoon Session of Parliament 2025. The central government will introduce ...
Deccan Chronicle

Assembly Clears GST, Earth Sciences Varsity Bills

Hyderabad: The Assembly on Monday approved two key legislations — the Telangana Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026, ...

Big relief for GST taxpayers: Protection against arbitrary arrest and coercion by GST officers; CBIC changes arrest and bail guidelines under GST

Now a Goods and Service Tax (GST) proper officer can't arbitrarily arrest a GST registered person due to a recent amendment ...
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Boost from GST rate cut, insurance Bill: Insurers expect growth to pick up in 2026

Health insurance currently accounts for about 40% of non-life premiums. Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance ...