New excise duty on tobacco products: Cigarette prices to increase up to Rs 55 per pack - Times of India

After the new excise duty regime kicked in, cigarette prices have gone up, with a pack of 10 sticks now costing at least Rs 22–25 more than before.This follows the government’s decision to raise taxes on cigarettes for the first time in nearly seven years, bringing India’s tobacco taxation closer to global public health norms. The new levies, approved by Parliament in December, will replace the ex…