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Feb 15th, 2008 - 13:18:30
In a letter to the Finance Minister, Ramadoss asked him to raise excise duties on cigarettes, bidis and other tobacco products in the coming budget so that higher prices can act as a deterrent for tobacco users. The Health Minister has also asked for a change in the number of tax slabs for cigarettes. At present cigarettes have seven different tax slabs. The letter also called for relook into the taxation system on gutkas. At present what exists is a lump-sum tax scheme for gutka manufacturing under which they can deposit upto Rs. 12 lakh a month as tax per packaging machine. Ramadoss has been at the forefront of a campaign for putting pictorial warnings on tobacco products so that users are deterred from using them. © Copyright 2006 by DiscountCigarettesBox.Com Top of Page |
