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Cigarette, gutkha prices set to rise as Centre sharply hikes excise duties
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Cigarettes and other tobacco products are set to become significantly more expensive from February 1, 2026, after the Centre announced a steep hike in excise duties, citing rising public health costs, and long-standing revenue leakages in the sector.
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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni warns her staff that 2026 will be "much worse" t
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Meloni's statement reflects the challenges Italy faces, including economic growth, public debt, and labour market issues. The government's 2026 budget aims to lower the fiscal deficit to 2.8% of GDP, while addressing tax hikes and social contributions.
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The Big Apple is now Blue as Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani acknowled
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mamdani ran on promises to confront economic inequality and cost-of-living issues, vowing rent freezes for residents of rent-stabilized units affordable housing construction, free -- and faster -- bus service, free childcare, city-owned grocery stores to address high food costs and tax hi
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MP: BMC presents budget of Rs 3611.79 crs, increases property and water ta
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A 10 percent increase has been proposed for property tax, and a 15 percent increase has been proposed in the rates of consumer charges which include water rate, sewerage, and solid waste in the BMC's budget for FY 2025-26.
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BJP's R Ashoka criticizes Siddaramaiah Government for tax hikes and misman
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
R Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka, criticizes CM Siddaramaiah and DCM Shivakumar over price hikes, taxes, and mismanagement in a BJP protest. He accuses Congress of exploiting the public through taxes and commissions while neglecting infrastructure.
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Big relief to middle class, No tax on income of upto Rs 12 lakh
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Union Budget 2025 speech, announced that no income tax will be payable on income up to Rs 12 lakh, providing significant relief to taxpayers especially the middle class.
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Trade Unions demand super-rich tax, hike in corporate tax and raising inco
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In their customary pre-budget meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, trade union leaders suggested a super-rich tax and an increase in corporate tax to fund social security for informal workers.
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Indian markets to give the best long-term returns globally: Jeffries
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Growth-oriented investors will get the best long-term return in India, highlighted a report by Jeffries.
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Pakistan's private schools oppose tax hike, cite risks to affordable educa
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Private educational institutions across Pakistan have strongly opposed the government's proposed imposition of a point-of-sales tax on private schools charging monthly fees of over one thousand Pakistani rupees. The schools have threatened nationwide protests if the tax is implemented, The N
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Pakistan: Traders' body joins protest against tax hike, inflated electrici
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On Wednesday, several major businesses and markets in Pakistan, including those in Liaquatabad, Tariq Road Bazar, and others, remained closed
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Rawalpindi Traders to stage citywide lockdown against tax hikes on Wednesd
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
All Pakistan Traders Association and various trader groups in Rawalpindi have announced a citywide lockdown, including in the cantonment area, on Wednesday, Pakistan-based daily
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Awami Action Committee protests against tax hikes, wheat supply failures i
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The demonstration was in response to the imposition of new taxes, a reduction in the wheat quota for July, and a failure to supply wheat for the past two months.
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