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Alcohol-in-beverage: Karnataka leads India’s next liquor tax experimentKarnataka becomes India's first state to adopt an Alcohol-in-Beverage excise duty structure. This new policy, effective May 11, deregulates...
Delhi extends existing excise regime for retail liquor for 2026-27The Delhi government has decided to prolong the existing liquor policy for an additional year. This action reflects the ongoing efforts to ...
Karnataka to end alcohol price controls from April 2026Karnataka is set to overhaul its liquor tax system. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced reforms including an alcohol-content-based duty s...
Liquor revenues on course but dropping sales worry distillers, retailers in KarnatakaKarnataka is on track to meet its ₹40,000 crore excise revenue target for 2025–26 despite a fall in liquor consumption after repeated tax h...
Beer in Karnataka may get costlier from next month. Check all details hereThe Congress government plans to increase duty on beer by 10 percentage points to boost demand for Indian-Made liquor, which is a significa...
Not opening more liquor shops in Karnataka, says CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that his government will not be opening any more liquor shops in the state, in response to...
Karnataka govt denies drop in liquor sales due to tax hikeThe Karnataka state government has dismissed the recent fall in liquor sales as a normal occurrence and not indicative of a decrease in dem...
Karnataka to continue with 21 yrs as minimum age to buy liquorA period of 30 days was given for objections or suggestions from persons likely to be affected with respect to the said draft rules.
Following objections, Karnataka to continue with 21 years as minimum age to buy liquorSection 36(1)(g) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, prohibits sale of liquor to persons under the age of 18 years. However, as per Rule 10(...
Karnataka: Tipplers helped state sail through 2020-21 by surpassing excise revenue targetData shared by the State excise department showed that the targeted revenue of state excise in 2020-21 was Rs 22,700 crore, which was 1,116...
Karnataka hikes excise duty on liquor by 11 per cent"We have increased the excise duty by 11 per cent. Other than this during the budget also the excise duty was increased,"Chief Minister B S...
Sale of liquor to resume from May 4 in KarnatakaPassing the order, the excise commissioner said the retail liquor outlets, the Karnataka State Beverage Corporations Limited (KSBCL) and My...
Karnataka HC stops HipBar’s door delivery of boozeEarlier in the year, HipBar filed a writ challenging the withdrawal of home delivery permission granted to it by the Karnataka Excise depar...
Excise department’s arm-twisting dulls bar spiritsExcise department officials too admitted that the retailers and bar owners are being made to buy more hard liquor than beer.
Karnataka government authorities force shops to buy more liquor as it attracts higher excise duty compared to beerDuty on liquor is one of the biggest revenue-earners for the state government. IML sales registered a 15.89% increase in 2013-14 but droppe...
No drinking age bar at Bengaluru pubs!The legal age for drinking in Bengaluru is 18 or 21, depending on which excise department official you ask.
- Maharashtra makes first move on wine excise 'truce'
In what can be seen as a possible truce between the two largest wine producing states, the Maharashtra government has proposed to bring dow...