Table 1. Total central excise duty rates on cigarettes, Rs per 1000 cigarettes (current Rs).

	Non-filter		Filter
Year	≤ 60 mm	> 60–70 mm	≤70 mm		> 70–75 mm	> 75–85 mm	> 85 mm
1993/94	120	250	330		630	850
1994/95	60	280	370		710	950	1350
1995/96	60	300	400		750	1000	1350
1996/97	75	315	430		800	1070	1350
1997/98	90	350	500		820	1100	1470
1998/99	100	370	550		900	1200	1470
1999/00	110	370	550		945	1200	1545
2000/01	115	390	580		1090	1260	1780
2001/02	135	450	670		1090	1450	1780
2002/03	135	450	670		1090	1450	1780
2003/04	135	450	670		1090	1450	1780
2004/05	135	450	670		1090	1450	1780
2005/06	150	495	740		1200	1595	1960
2006/07	160	520	780		1260	1675	2060
2007/08	168	546	819		1323	1759	2163
2008/09	819	1323	819		1323	1759	2163
2009/10	819	1323	819		1323	1759	2163
	…	…	≤60 mm	> 60–70 mm	…	…	…
2010/11	669	1473	669	969	1473	1959	2363
2011/12	669	1473	669	969	1473	1959	2363
	≤ 65 mm	> 65–70 mm	≤65 mm	> 65–70 mm	…	…	…
2012/13	669	1473	669	969	1473	1959	2363
2013/14	669	2027	669	1409	2027	2725	3290
2014/15	1150	2250	1150	1650	2250	3290
2015/16	1440	2590	1440	1900	2590	3790
2016/17	1585	2850	1585	2090	2850	4170
2017 *	1681	3021	1681	2216	3021	4421
2017/18 **	2166	3813	2166	2837	3813	4405

Note. * = March–July 2017; ** = From 18 July 2017; An additional tax of 5% is appplied to all cigarettes < 75 mm; and 36% for cigarettes ≥ 75 mm.