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Tobacco will be subjected to the highest tax slab of 28% and an additional cess. The current rates of taxation on cigarettes and chewing tobacco are about 64% and 81%, respectively.
Companies and industry bodies did not wish to comment as the quantum of additional cess was not known.
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The current tax structure was to accommodate Kerala’s request, which had pitched for 40% GST rate above the slab of
