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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
While prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as Gutkha, are set to rise after the GST reforms announced yesterday, the humble bidi will see a marginal drop in prices
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Budget 2014: Health Minister Vardhan Wants Steep Hike in Tax on Cigarettes
Terming the health and social costs of tobacco use "intolerable", Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to impose a steep uniform hike of Rs 3.5 per cigarette so as to make their cost prohibitive and discourage consumption.
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In Health Warning Showdown, Tobacco Industry Turns To Top Court
India's tobacco industry has sought to delay strict new health warning rules by appealing to the Supreme Court, a move anti-smoking activists say could backfire given that the court has ruled against cigarette makers in the past.
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Budget 2014: Health Minister Vardhan Wants Steep Hike in Tax on Cigarettes
Terming the health and social costs of tobacco use "intolerable", Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to impose a steep uniform hike of Rs 3.5 per cigarette so as to make their cost prohibitive and discourage consumption.
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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
While prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as Gutkha, are set to rise after the GST reforms announced yesterday, the humble bidi will see a marginal drop in prices
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Budget 2014: Health Minister Vardhan Wants Steep Hike in Tax on Cigarettes
Terming the health and social costs of tobacco use "intolerable", Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to impose a steep uniform hike of Rs 3.5 per cigarette so as to make their cost prohibitive and discourage consumption.
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In Health Warning Showdown, Tobacco Industry Turns To Top Court
India's tobacco industry has sought to delay strict new health warning rules by appealing to the Supreme Court, a move anti-smoking activists say could backfire given that the court has ruled against cigarette makers in the past.
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Budget 2014: Health Minister Vardhan Wants Steep Hike in Tax on Cigarettes
Terming the health and social costs of tobacco use "intolerable", Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to impose a steep uniform hike of Rs 3.5 per cigarette so as to make their cost prohibitive and discourage consumption.
