Excise News

Govt realises 152% target for indirect tax recovery

02 June 2009 at 12:34

Customs duty evasion still high, only a third of demanded duty was realised Author : Nivedita Mookerji/DNACustoms duty evasion continued to be high during 2008-09, according to estimates available with the ministry of finance. While the all-India cus

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Excise levy on large cars baffling

16 June 2008 at 12:54

The government's move to impose heavier excise duty on large cars and utility-vehicles is baffling especially when it comes barely ten days since fuel prices were hiked.

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Area based excise duty exemptions modified

12 June 2008 at 12:14

With effect from 1st April, 2008 the Central Government amended the area based excise duty exemptions applicable to units located in Jammu & Kashmir, North-East, Sikkim and Kutch District of Gujarat so as to allow refund of excise duty based upon

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Laptops - Duty

06 September 2007 at 11:58

HP NOT ENTITLED TO DUTY EXEMPTION ON HDDS IN LAPTOPS: SCIn a setback to Hewlett Packard India Sales (P) Ltd, the SupremeCourt has held that the company cannot claim customs duty exemptionon software-loaded hard disc drives fitted in laptops imported

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