New machine-based levy to replace GST on pan masala

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 4 clarified that the primary intent behind the newly introduced Health Security (National Cess) Bill, 2025 is to levy a tax specifically on the production capacity of pan masala, a category the Government says cannot be effectively brought under the conventional excisable regime, reports NDTVProfit….