Rajasthan tobacco flip- Months after WHO pat, state cuts paan masala taxes
Rajasthan has “in public interest” slashed tobacco taxes by 20 to 30 per cent on the ground that the steep rates were encouraging evasion and smuggling, months after earning a WHO pat for its strict tobacco tax regime.
The VasundharaRaje-led BJP government made the cuts in the value added tax (VAT) quietly through an order last week, prompting cries of collusion with the tobacco lobby.
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