Liquor to get almost 20 per cent expensive in Gurugram
Liquor haven of Delhi-NCR has decided to make alcohol expensive. Gurugram or Gurgaon has increased the liquor prices by almost 20 per cent.
- Mar 6, 2017,
- Updated Mar 6, 2017 3:52 PM IST
Gurugram's Cyber Hub and other popular bars and pubs are going to charge you more for alcohol. Liquor haven of Delhi-NCR has decided to make alcoholmore expensive. Gurugram or Gurgaon has increased the liquor prices by almost 20 percent. The state government has announced a hike in excise duty and value-addedtax on both domestic as well as international brands.
The decision was made as a part of the government's excisepolicy for the year 2017-18. According to a report by TOI, the hike will beimplemented on the prices of country liquor, Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL),foreign liquor and low alcohol content beverages.
The new charges won't be a major blow for the retailers butthe consumers will have to shed more for the same brand. The changes will rope-inextra Rs 500-700 crore for the state government.
Apart from the excise duty, the government has hiked theprices of the annual license fee for bars. In Gurugram, the bars will have topay an additional 2.5 lakhs per annum. Faridabad retailers will have to shellout Rs 12 lakh in comparison to Rs 10 lakh. In other districts of the state,bars will have to pay Rs 9 lakh per annum instead of Rs 7.5 lakh.
Even defence personnel will have to pay more for alcohol viaCSD but the state has assured that the rates will still be lesser than that ofthe neighbouring state Punjab.
Gurugram's Cyber Hub and other popular bars and pubs are going to charge you more for alcohol. Liquor haven of Delhi-NCR has decided to make alcoholmore expensive. Gurugram or Gurgaon has increased the liquor prices by almost 20 percent. The state government has announced a hike in excise duty and value-addedtax on both domestic as well as international brands.
The decision was made as a part of the government's excisepolicy for the year 2017-18. According to a report by TOI, the hike will beimplemented on the prices of country liquor, Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL),foreign liquor and low alcohol content beverages.
The new charges won't be a major blow for the retailers butthe consumers will have to shed more for the same brand. The changes will rope-inextra Rs 500-700 crore for the state government.
Apart from the excise duty, the government has hiked theprices of the annual license fee for bars. In Gurugram, the bars will have topay an additional 2.5 lakhs per annum. Faridabad retailers will have to shellout Rs 12 lakh in comparison to Rs 10 lakh. In other districts of the state,bars will have to pay Rs 9 lakh per annum instead of Rs 7.5 lakh.
Even defence personnel will have to pay more for alcohol viaCSD but the state has assured that the rates will still be lesser than that ofthe neighbouring state Punjab.