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New Tobacco Tax Regime Targets Pan Masala Variants

FM Nirmala Sitharaman explains new Health & National Security Cess to replace GST compensation levy. Bill aims to stop tax evasion on pan masala, secure funds for public health and defence. Read more.

December Social Security Payment Dates & 2026 COLA

Social Security payments for December follow the usual schedule. This is the final round before a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) boosts checks in January 2026. Check your payment date here.

New Health Security Cess on Tobacco, Pan Masala in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha introduced the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025. Once the compensation cess ends, tobacco will attract GST plus excise, while pan masala will face GST plus the new cess. Read the full details.

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