Tobacco Retailers

Tobacco prices to rise in Andhra after crop failure in Brazil, Indonesia

Prices range between Rs 280 and Rs 290 per kg and are predicted to surpass Rs 300 per kg in Andhra Pradesh market

No plans to sell SUUTI stake in FMCG player ITC, says Dipam Secretary

The government has no plans to sell its part stake in ITC, held through SUUTI, amid BAT paring its stake through a block deal in the Kolkata-based FMCG player, a top official said on Wednesday. As on December 31, 2023, Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) held around 7.82 per cent stake in the diversified conglomerate ITC. "There is no such plan at the moment," Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey told PTI. SUUTI last pared a stake in ITC in February 2017, when two per cent equity was sold at a price of Rs 291.95 per share via block deal. In a block deal, two parties make a transaction involving shares worth at least Rs 5 crore. Block deal transactions are conducted in a separate trading window. British multinational BAT Plc on Tuesday said it plans to sell up to 3.5 per cent stake in India's ITC Ltd to institutional investors through a block trade. Following this, the shareholding of BAT will come down to 25.5

GST authorities: Penalty for Tobacco cos not registering packing machines

Manufacturers of pan masala, gutka and similar tobacco products will have to pay a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakh, if they fail to register their packing machinery with the GST authorities with effect from April 1. The move is intended to curb revenue leakage in the tobacco manufacturing sector. The Finance Bill, 2024, introduced amendments to the Central GST Act, where a penalty of Rs 1 lakh would be levied for every machine not registered. Further, such non-compliant machinery would face the risk of seizure and confiscation in certain cases. Based on the recommendation of the GST Council, the tax authorities had last year notified a special procedure for registration of machines by tobacco manufacturers. The details of existing packing machines, newly-installed machines, along with the packing capacity of these machines, have to be furnished in Form GST SRM-I. However, there was no penalty notified for the same. Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said the GST Council in an earlier .

ITC Ltd director David Robert Simpson resigns, effective January 30

ITC Ltd on Tuesday said its Non-Executive Director David Robert Simpson has resigned due to personal reasons. His resignation will be effective from January 30, the Kolkata-headquartered company said in a regulatory filing. Simpson was on ITC board as a representative of Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Ltd, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco plc. "David Robert Simpson, Non-Executive Director, has tendered his resignation from the Board of Directors of the company with effect from 30th January, 2024, due to personal reasons," ITC said. He was appointed on ITC board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from January 27, 2017. As of September 2023, Tobacco Manufacturers (India) held 23.88 per cent stake in ITC.

Indians reluctant to stub it out with 186 million tobacco users

With over 186 million tobacco users in India, two in every three people who chew dry snuff tobacco the world over are Indians

FRAI urges PM to order recall of proposed changes in law on cigarettes

Federation of Retailer Association of India, a representative body of micro, small and medium retailers urged PM to order recall of proposed amendments in law on cigarettes and other tobacco products

Tobacco shopkeepers oppose govt move on FMCG product sale

This is grossly unfair and a draconian suggestion: Akhil Bharatiya Pan Vikreta Sangh

Tobacco retailers in Odisha peeved with Centre's curbs

The ministry is said to have issued letters to the chief secretaries of states to ensure that tobacco retailers are not allowed to sell any non-tobacco product