Cigarette Tax Hike Hits ITC, Godfrey Phillips & VST as Revenue and Profits Decline
New Delhi, August 2, 2026: India’s leading cigarette manufacturers, ITC, Godfrey Phillips India, and VST Industries, have reported a sharp decline in underlying revenue and profitability in the April–June quarter, reflecting the first full impact of the government’s higher cigarette taxation introduced earlier this year. The revised tax structure, …