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Union Budget 2012-13 – Indirect Tax Proposals

Budget 2012 – Excise Duty on Textiles & Precious Metal Jewellery

5% duty made 6%. Notification No. 2/2011 – CE dated 1.3.2011 amended. Sl. Nos 34 and 35 of the table again omitted, which were already omitted by Notification No. 43/2011 – CE dated 30.12.2001

Effective Rate of 12% and 6% Excise Duty fixed for many items for which the Tariff Rates also been reduced

Rescinds three Excise Duty exemption notifications

Notification No. 16/2012-Central Excise Dated- 17th March, 2012

SSI Exemption for the remaining part of 2011-12 for articles of jewellery of heading 7113 – tariff value to be the basis

Notification No.14/2012 – Central Excise Dated-17th March, 2012

Pan Masala, Gutkha – Duty Per Machine Increased – Notification No. 42/2008 CE amended

Central Excise notification No. 12/2012, dated 17th March, 2012
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In today’s economic scenario the significance of taxes has increased and it now not limited to being a financial aid for the Governments. The Union or the Central Government imposes several taxes together with their state governments. Some of the taxes are also levied by local Municipalities as well. Excise Duty comes under the taxes which are levied by the Central Government as per the provisions laid out in the Excise Duty Act, Excise Duty Rules and Excise Duty notifications formulated by the Government.
Excise duty is an indirect tax which is levied on goods manufactured in India and are intended for home consumption. Manufacturing of the goods is the taxable event and the excise duty liability arises as and when the goods are produced. Excise duty is a tax on manufacturing that is payable by a manufacturer of goods, who passes the incidence on to their customers. The CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) is the governing authority and it functions under Union Ministry of Finance’s Department of Revenue. Under the power conferred by the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Central Government levies taxes on production or manufacturing of goods. The excise tax rates are stated under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
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