BENGALURU: Karnataka on Wednesday raised taxes on liquor by a sharp 11% to shore up revenues which have declined in the aftermath of the lockdown, in place since 25 March to curb the spread of covid-19. "We have increased excise by 11%," chief minster BS Yediyurappa said in Bengaluru, adding that the increase is over and above the 6% hike announced in the state budget on 5 March.
Karnataka has followed Delhi which imposed a whopping 70% "special corona fee" to help garner some much needed revenues amid the disruption caused by the pandemic and the lockdown.
The Karnataka government, meanwhile, also announced a ₹1,610 crore stimulus package for flower cultivators, washermen, barbers, weavers, construction workers, auto and cab drivers,
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