Vijayawada, Feb. 4 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the Central government's decision to reduce the excise tax to zero on unbranded tobacco products.
The Chief Minister here on Wednesday expressed the view that this would benefit the unbranded tobacco trade in the state. The Andhra Pradesh government has taken note of the gazette issued by the union Finance Ministry in this regard.
The Chief Minister asserted the decision taken by the Central Government is a crucial step forward.
In the past, there was no clear distinction between the sale and trade of bulk tobacco without any brand and difficulties arose due to different provisions in the law. In the wake of farmers and traders losing money due to such uncle...