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  Cigarettes, other tobacco products to be costlier from Feb 1 as govt imposes new excise duty

  January 01, 2026 15:26 IST

  An additional excise duty of 91 per cent on gutkha, 82 per cent on chewing tobacco, and 82 per cent on jarda scented tobacco will be levied.

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  Centre hikes excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre, no increase in retail prices

  Business | April 07, 2025 16:19 IST

  Petrol, diesel price: According to the notification issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the change will come into force on April 8, 2025.

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  Foreign liquor to be cheaper in this state, govt decides to scrap additional excise duty

  Business | March 03, 2025 11:42 IST

  The scrapping of the additional excise duty will bring the retail prices of foreign liquor down by approximately Rs 40 to Rs 3,000 per bottle.

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  Delhi Liquor case: Sisodia to remain in jail till March 20, bail plea hearing on March 10

  Delhi | March 06, 2023 14:31 IST

  Delhi Excise policy scam case: AAP MP Sanjay Singh claimed that Sisodia is being mentally tortured in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the CBI officers want him to sign a "false confession".

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  AAP says Manish Sisodia will be arrested; Kejriwal compares him with Bhagat Singh

  India | October 16, 2022 17:27 IST

  The CBI has asked Sisodia to be in its headquarters on Monday at 11 a.m. for questioning in the excise policy scam case.

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  Manish Sisodia raided: It will be Modi vs Kejriwal in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says AAP's Sanjay Singh

  India | August 19, 2022 19:55 IST

  Delhi Excise Duty scam: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also claimed that Prime Minister Modi is "rattled" by the "growing popularity" of Delhi chief minister Kejriwal and his model of governance.

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  Excise Cut: Industry, traders urge states to follow suit and bring more relief to consumers

  India | May 22, 2022 18:33 IST

  Confederation of all India Traders said the fuel price cut will lead to reduction in prices of everyday items by at least 10 percent on average and similarly prices of other commodities should also come down because the transportation of raw materials will also be cheaper now.

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  Delhi may soon have home delivery of liquor

  India | May 10, 2022 18:45 IST

  The proposals of home delivery and other recommendations of the GoM, regarding the Excise Police 2022-23 being framed, will be put before the Delhi Cabinet for its approval, the officials said.

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  Maharashtra cuts excise duty on imported liquor by 50%

  Business | November 22, 2021 11:14 IST

  The excise duty on imported scotch whiskey has been brought down from 300 per cent to 150 per cent of the manufacturing cost.

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  Chhattisgarh CM to take decision on VAT reduction on fuel prices in upcoming Cabinet meet

  India | November 18, 2021 15:00 IST

  Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel would take a decision on reduction of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel prices in a cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on November 22.

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  Petrol, diesel price cut across country as Centre cuts excise duty, states reduce VAT. Details

  Business | November 04, 2021 17:05 IST

  The government on Wednesday cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 10 a litre to give reprieve to consumers battered by record-high retail fuel prices. Since states charge local sales tax or VAT not just on the base price but also on the excise duty levied by the Centre, the total incidence of price reduction is higher. The reduction was larger in states with higher VAT.

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  'Petrol, diesel price cut a drama, will increase again after UP elections': Lalu Yadav slams govt

  India | November 04, 2021 13:35 IST

  Calling the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel 'inadequate', the RJD leader alleged that the Modi government is doing a drama.

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  Rajnath Singh welcomes decision to cut excise duty on petrol, diesel

  India | November 04, 2021 8:41 IST

  "This decision taken by Modiji will not only lighten the burden on the pocket of the common man but will also prove to be a great help in controlling inflation," Rajnath Singh further said.

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  Congress slams 'catastrophic mishandling' of economy, asks Centre to reduce excise duty on fuel

  India | October 16, 2021 20:58 IST

  The resolution alleged the Modi government is bent upon "robbing" the people of India by all-around inflation and is completely oblivious to the economic worries and challenges being faced by the average Indian.

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  Liquor to cost more in Puducherry from July 15 as prices to increase by 20%

  India | July 14, 2021 22:08 IST

  The price of all kinds of liquor will be increased by 20 per cent in Puducherry from Thursday, the Union Territory's excise department has announced. More to follow.

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  138 litres of liquor seized from train in Mangaluru, accused missing

  India | May 28, 2021 18:29 IST

  The liquor bottles were seized from the Dadar-Tirunelveli express train at the Mangaluru railway station, the Excise Dept sources said.

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  Government exempts customs duty on COVID vaccine, oxygen and related equipment

  India | April 24, 2021 18:09 IST

  The decision to exempt customs duty was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi to boost oxygen availability in India.

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  Petrol, diesel can go cheaper by Rs 8.5. Here's how it can happen

  Business | March 03, 2021 20:44 IST

  Analysts say that the government has room to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by up to Rs 8.5 per litre without impacting its target for revenue from the tax on the two fuels.

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  Beer to cost less in Rajasthan from April 1

  Business | February 07, 2021 7:41 IST

  Here is some news that will cheer the tipplers in Rajasthan. As per the state excise policy for 2021-22 declared on Saturday, beer shall be available at a cheaper rate from April 1 onwards.

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  Liquor in Jammu and Kashmir to get costlier as govt hikes excise duty

  India | May 17, 2020 18:20 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday announced to hike retail excise duty on liquor by 50 per cent on maximum retail price from May 18.