Mumbai: Maharashtra 10 per liter announced on Tuesday Wine (liquor of all kinds) bottle as nominal excise duty.
Meanwhile, the state is set to issue a notification allowing the sale of liquor bottles through daily need shops, departmental stores, bakeries etc. This is mainly because most wines contain very little or no pure spirits. Liquor Compared to other liquors. In addition, a large number of restaurants and bakeries use wine to make food.
Since 2000, no tax has been imposed on wine to promote the grape farmers market and home winemakers. Earlier the tax was very low.
Principal Secretary Excise Valsa Nair Singh said the new tax would generate only Rs 5 crore revenue for the state but would help the excise administration to know the quantity of liquor bottles sold in the market.
Sources said that according to rough estimates, sales of 70 lakh liters per year in the state are expected to go up to 10 million liters and further increase after the announcement of the liberalized policy.
Excise Department sources said that bars Sealed liquor bottles will be allowed to be sold and the 200-metre distance criterion for wine bars will be done away with.
Sources said bars can offer liquor to producers or cans for consumption on the lines of beer as per the proposed policy.
Officials told TOI that the new policy could be announced within a few days. It is noteworthy that the state excise duty has recently taken a major decision to reduce the duty on imported liquor like whiskey to 150% from the earlier 300%.
Meanwhile, the state is set to issue a notification allowing the sale of liquor bottles through daily need shops, departmental stores, bakeries etc. This is mainly because most wines contain very little or no pure spirits. Liquor Compared to other liquors. In addition, a large number of restaurants and bakeries use wine to make food.
Since 2000, no tax has been imposed on wine to promote the grape farmers market and home winemakers. Earlier the tax was very low.
Principal Secretary Excise Valsa Nair Singh said the new tax would generate only Rs 5 crore revenue for the state but would help the excise administration to know the quantity of liquor bottles sold in the market.
Sources said that according to rough estimates, sales of 70 lakh liters per year in the state are expected to go up to 10 million liters and further increase after the announcement of the liberalized policy.
Excise Department sources said that bars Sealed liquor bottles will be allowed to be sold and the 200-metre distance criterion for wine bars will be done away with.
Sources said bars can offer liquor to producers or cans for consumption on the lines of beer as per the proposed policy.
Officials told TOI that the new policy could be announced within a few days. It is noteworthy that the state excise duty has recently taken a major decision to reduce the duty on imported liquor like whiskey to 150% from the earlier 300%.
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