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Tripura hikes excise duty on liquor
Date: May 20, 2006 •
Views: • There is/are 0 comment(s). Source / copyright: Correspondent / The Assam Tribune, Guwahati Sections: Economy / Tripura AGARTALA, March 31 ? In order to generate more revenue from the liquor sector, the Tripura Cabinet has decided to increase excise duty on liquor. The decision will come into effect from April 1. ICAT minister Jitendra Choudhury said the new duties will be levied on every liquor items sold in the State. Moreover, imprint of the price has been made mandatory on each level of liquor. On the Indian-made liquor, excise duty has been increased from the existing Rs 100 to Rs 120 per London Proof Litre (LPL). In case of beer, the duty has been increased from Rs 8.50 paisa to Rs 12. The concessions at the CSDs will remain the same. Besides, registration fees for sale of Indian liquor in the state has also been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000. For registration renewal too, the fees has been doubled from Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000. In case of foreign liquor, the registration fees has been increased from Rs 45,000 to Rs 90,000 for a two year period. For bottling of Indian made liquor, an additional duty of Rs 5 has been levied. Due to increase of the duty, department plans to generate a additional revenue of Rs 5 crore.  • Development funds for Assam (May 20, 2006): The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs 74.52 lakh to Assam under Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission for implementation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities in four districts namely, Cachar, Hailakand ... More
Sections: Development / Assam, Economy / Assam • Tripura hikes excise duty on liquor (May 20, 2006): In order to generate more revenue from the liquor sector, the Tripura Cabinet has decided to increase excise duty on liquor. The decision will come into effect from April 1. ICAT minister Jitendra Choudhury said the new duties will be ... More
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