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To correct duty anomaly, GST Council hikes cess on cigarettes [The Hindu Business Line]

July 18, 2017
Govt. raise cess on cigarettes, expects prices to stay same [The Times of India]

July 18, 2017
Tobacco auctions pick up after lull [The New India Express]

July 7, 2017
GST fear keeps exporters away from tobacco auction [The New Indian Express]

July 6, 2017
Turkish Gov’t vows no tax hikes on cigarettes this year amid inflation concerns

June 30, 2017
Illegal trade on a high [Tobacco Reporter]

June 29, 2017
Tobacco a strategic crop, says Zambian agricultural minister [Malaysian Digest]

June 23, 2017
Zambia loses $100 million from tobacco [Zambia Daily Mail Limited]

June 23, 2017
Tobacco traders urge Centre to roll back GST [The Hindu]

June 14, 2017
Farmers ask Govt. to roll back 5% GST on raw tobacco [The Indian Express]

June 13, 2017
Growers in Prakasam dt. say ‘no’ to GST on tobacco [The Hindu]

June 11, 2017
Abolished various cesses via budget paving way for GST: Govt. [Financial Express]

June 8, 2017
GST to further dent beedi industry [The Hindu]

June 4, 2017
Illicit trade should be treated as national threat: FICCI [Business Standard]

June 2, 2017
‘Illegal’ chewing tobacco unit evaded Rs 400 crore tax, says excise officials [NDTV]

June 2, 2017
GST: Low taxation bidis result in people shifting from cigarettes to cheaper forms [Financial Express]

June 2, 2017
Eye on hookah bars govt bans services in smoking zones [The Tribune]

May 31, 2017
Bengaluru lawyers’ collective to send CM ultimatum to ban chewing tobacco [The News Minute]

May 29, 2017
U.S. court fines UPS $247 mln over illegal cigarette shipments [Reuters]

May 25, 2017
No need for local partners, global firms can now bid in tobacco auctions [Business Standard]

May 22, 2017
NGO for equal tax on bidis and cigarettes [The Tribune]

May 22, 2017
Police seize foreign cigarettes worth Rs 13L [The Times of India]

May 21, 2017
GST rules in place, first list of goods and rates is out [The Indian Express]

May 19, 2017
FICCI urges government to put curbs on counterfeit goods [Business Standard]

May 15, 2017
Foreign cigarette worth Rs 1.61 lakh seized [The Navhind Times]

May 15, 2017