New Delhi: India's new tax regime for tobacco seeks to ensure that any new variants of pan masala —a category the Centre says is highly prone to tax evasion—can be brought under the proposed Health Security Se National Security cess in future, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha on Friday. The measure aims to check tax evasion, while ensuring a steady funding stream for public health and national defence as the goods and services tax (GST) compensation cess sunsets, the minister added.

Replying to a house debate on the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill 2025, the minister said the government was also seeking Parliament’s nod to notify goods that are very similar to pan masala , without having to approach the house for that specific purpose again. Also R

See Full Page