- Parliament approved a cess bill on pan masala manufacturing units for security funding
- Rajya Sabha returned the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025 to Lok Sabha
- Lok Sabha had already approved the bill on Friday before Rajya Sabha returned it
Parliament on Monday approved a bill seeking cess on manufacturing units of pan masala to augment expenditure on national security and public health.
The Rajya Sabha returned the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, to the Lok Sabha. The bill was approved by the Lower House on Friday.
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The cess will be over and above the GST, and will be levied on the production capacity of machines in pan masala manufacturing factories.
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Replying to the debate on the bill, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the cess is intended to serve the cost of national and health security.
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