Rajasthan tobacco flip- Months after WHO pat, state cuts paan masala taxes

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Rajasthan tobacco flip- Months after WHO pat, state cuts paan masala taxes

June 17, 2015 by adminficci News 0 comments

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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