Govt reduces excise duty, service tax by 2 percent

Last updated: 24 February 2009

Government today reduced rates of excise duty and Service tax by two per cent.

The general excise duty has been reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent.

The rate of service tax cut from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.

Duty on bulk cement has been reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent.

Update : Excise duty notification  Service tax notification


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