Cigarettes To Get Expensive After Budget And Smokers Can't Keep Calm
NDTV
The moment it was clear that indulging in the activity would get dearer, social media was inundated with jokes and memes.
In Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget announcements, Income Tax was the undisputed star. But on social media, it had to share the limelight with another announcement - a hike in tax on specific cigarettes. Cigarette to other products during #Budgetpic.twitter.com/XinRSA06kw ITC after every budget #cigarettes#itc#Budget2023pic.twitter.com/Wp4Ovh3WdQ Indian smokers covering up the ground after watching the increased custom duty implemented on #cigarettes#Budget2023#incometaxpic.twitter.com/W4pjnLJBdX Cigarette smokers listening to budget waiting to know if prices have increased again.#Budget2023pic.twitter.com/hzMryjxvad Chain smokers stocking up cigarettes before union budget 2023#budget2023pic.twitter.com/IloYt6PvsZ Tax On Cigarette Raised By 16% ⬆️#cigarettes#Smokers - pic.twitter.com/9ZWvLoUVyt
In Budget 2023, Ms Sitharaman announced a 16% rise in National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) on cigarettes, which will make smoking more expensive.
There had been no increase in taxes for cigarettes in the last two years, and smokers were hoping it would continue. Their hopes were dashed but social media was inundated with jokes and memes.
