2017 Budget: Excise Duty on tobacco doubled to 8.3%
The government on Wednesday raised excise duty on cigars, cheroots, pan masala, cigarettes and other tobacco-related products. The excise duty on unmanufactured tobacco has been doubled to 8.3%, while the duty on pan masala has been increased to 9% from 6%. The government also increased excise duty on non-filter cigarettes of length below 65mm to ₹311 per thousand from ₹215.