New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Central government will move the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the second day of the 15-day Winter Session of Parliament.
The session is expected to be stormy, with Opposition protests likely to continue in both Houses, much like on Monday. union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce the legislation, which seeks to amend the Central Excise Act, 1944, to revise excise duties and cess on tobacco products.
Following the rollout of GST in 2017, the Centre had reduced central excise duties on tobacco products to make room for compensation cess under GST without raising the overall tax burden. According to the government, since the ces...