PANAJI : The cash-strapped Goa government has imposed an additional excise duty of ₹25-30 per litre on entry-level hard liquor and ₹22-30 on entry-level beer, making alcohol costlier in the coastal state.
The hike in top quality hard liquor, according to a government notification, has been pegged between ₹2,000 and ₹2,400 per bulk litre and for the premium beer between ₹38 and ₹50 per bulk litre.
In the absence of tourists, liquor stores have been hit hard in Goa with the Goa Liquor Traders Association estimating a 70% shortfall in sale.
The excise duty hike comes at a time when licenced liquor sellers in the state has been demanding sops to tide over the coronavirus crisis, which had led to closure of liquor vends.
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