Hike Excise Duty On Liquor

Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) in Arunachal Pradesh is set to become costlier, as the state cabinet has decided to increase the existing rates of excise duty by 15 per cent on all types of hard liquor (IMFL and bottled in original products) to be paid before the import or removal from the manufacturer. The rates of excise duty in respect of military or paramilitary units shall be 50 per cent of the rates of excise duty fixed to be paid before the import or removal from the manufacturer, the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu decided on Wednesday, a communique from the CMO said. Among a slew of decisions, the cabinet also reviewed the ongoing exercise of resolving the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary and decided to amicably resolve the matter at the earliest. The cabinet approved the proposal of taking over of the DBT-APSCS&T Centre of Excellence for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (DBT-APSCS&T Centre of Excellence for BRSD) established under the aegis of .

Aiming to boost revenue by reducing the price of alcohol, the new excise policy of the AAP government in Punjab which became operational from July 1, has come under the judicial scanner

The Delhi government has already imposed a Covid cess of 70 per cent on liquor and hiked petrol and diesel prices as the state got just Rs 300 crore in April

It was their third-largest source of revenue after GST and sales tax or value-added tax

This is the third time the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has not increased the excise duty on liquor