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Excise on pan masala without tobacco reduced

Excise duty on pan masala not containing tobacco will be reduced from 66 per cent to 45 per cent, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

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NEW DELHI: Excise duty on pan masala not containing tobacco will be reduced from 66 per cent to 45 per cent, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
 
However, pan masala containing tobacco will continue to bear an excise duty of 66 per cent, he said, while presenting the 2007-08 budget.
 
"I also propose to withdraw the exemption for pan masala containing tobacco and other tobacco products that is given to units in North-Eastern states," he said.
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