Liquor to cost more in Goa
It’s bad news for tipplers and tourists alike. Consumption of liquor other than beer and local wine in Goa will now cost more.
By TNN |
PANAJI : It���s bad news for tipplers and tourists alike. Consumption of liquor other than beer and local wine in Goa will now cost more. The state government, in its budget for 2008-09, has increased the excise duty on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) for other than wine and beer from Rs 9 per bulk litre to Rs 15 per bulk litre. State has also levied excise duty of Rs 200 per proof litre for liquor that cost Rs 1,000 or more.
���Any person drinking expensive liquor can always afford to pay more. This is our way of taking from the rich and giving to the poor,��� said state finance minister Dayanand Narvekar after presenting the state budget on Wednesday.
All foreign liquor entering Goa will also have to pay an import fee of Rs 200 per bulk litre for a 750 ml bottle costing up to Rs 1, 500, while more expensive liquor will be charged an import fee of Rs 300 per bulk litre.
Licence fee for sale of IMFL in shops and in hotels has also been increased. The state has also doubled the import fee on wine to Rs 100 per bulk litre. The state will also charge an additional fee of Rs 1 lakh on hotels having a casino that want to serve alcoholic beverages. However, in an attempt to ���protect local industry��� (read Goan feni that is facing threat with increasing import of wines) the government has done away with the existing excise duty at 4% per bulk litre on all wines manufactured by fermentation of fruits alone.
���Any person drinking expensive liquor can always afford to pay more. This is our way of taking from the rich and giving to the poor,��� said state finance minister Dayanand Narvekar after presenting the state budget on Wednesday.
All foreign liquor entering Goa will also have to pay an import fee of Rs 200 per bulk litre for a 750 ml bottle costing up to Rs 1, 500, while more expensive liquor will be charged an import fee of Rs 300 per bulk litre.
Licence fee for sale of IMFL in shops and in hotels has also been increased. The state has also doubled the import fee on wine to Rs 100 per bulk litre. The state will also charge an additional fee of Rs 1 lakh on hotels having a casino that want to serve alcoholic beverages. However, in an attempt to ���protect local industry��� (read Goan feni that is facing threat with increasing import of wines) the government has done away with the existing excise duty at 4% per bulk litre on all wines manufactured by fermentation of fruits alone.
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