13 per cent of total excise duty paid by tobacco users

TIOL-DDT 1825 · Wednesday, 28 March 2012 · story 6 of 7

By Vijay Kumar

THE total revenue collected from central excise duty during the financial year 2011-12 (upto January, 2012) is about Rs. 1,14,046 Crore (provisional).

The total excise duty collected from tobacco products during the financial year 2011-12 (upto January, 2012) is about Rs. 14,804 Crore (provisional).

13 per cent of total excise duty paid by tobacco users

Tobacco Kills, but Government is the major beneficiary.