Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Govt to replace GST compensation cess on tobacco, pan masala; Here' - Times of India

NEW DELHI: With the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, the government is set to table two key bills in the Lok Sabha proposing an excise duty on sin goods, like tobacco and tobacco products, and another introducing a new cess on the manufacturing of pan masala. What is Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025? Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to introduce the Cent…