Alcoholic beverages hiked in Puducherry
Furthermore AED on cheap and ordinary brands has gone up by Rs 2 to Rs 12.50 per quarter bottle, and the same will go up by Rs 10 to Rs 30 for medium and premium brands. Beer rates have gone up from Rs 20 per bulk liter to Rs 25 while ED payable on drought and craft beer made in micro-breweries is Rs 600 per bulk liter. Price of a bottle of beer will also increase by Rs 10 per bottle, reports state. Bulk liter is the quantity of the contents equivalent to 0.219 gallons.
Moreover the excise duty on wine and alcoholic beverages not exceeding 24% alcohol content has been increased from Rs 20 to Rs 25 per bulk liter. The AED rates have been increased to Rs 45 and Rs 124 per bulk liter under five different slabs and the last revision of excise duty was done in 2017, while additional excise duty was done in February this year.