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The Powerhouse Road outlet of the BEVCO in Thiruvananthapuram sold Rs 1.12 crore worth of liquor.
The people in the State gulped down booze worth Rs 89.52 crore on Christmas day alone as against Rs 90.03 crore same day last year.
The people in the state gulped down booze worth Rs 89.52 crore on Christmas day alone as against Rs 90.03 crore same day last year.
The tax on foreign liquor goes up to 251% with the latest hike.
The Bill is to be tabled by Finance Minister K N Balagopal.
The price of liquor will go up when the Bill is signed by the Governor after it is passed by the Assembly. The prevailing rate of tax on liquor is 247%. This will go up to 251%.
Officials have reportedly received verbal directions from ‘certain centres’ that those who apply for bar licences should not be troubled.
The govt decided to waive the sales tax on liquor manufactured in the state. The retail price is being increased to offset the annual loss of Rs 150 crore caused by the tax waiver.
The shortage is so acute that 71 BEVCO outlets have stock of only beer and wine if the high-end liquor brands are excluded.
More than 1.5 lakh employees are hired in 122 public sector institutions in Kerala including KSFE and BEVCO, and six financial corporation