Jaipur: Liquor in the state is expected to be increasingly cheap at 8-10% because the state government has been cut off the customs and also eliminates the additional costs of Covid in new excise policies for 2022-23.
Stakeholders believe that Indian foreign liquor (IMFL) and the price of beer in the state will be deducted after relief in customs, costs and additional costs.
A liquor trader said, “per bottle, the government imposes flat Rs 30 on imported liquor and Rs 20 on the IMFL as an additional cost of Covid.
This will be eliminated.
Similarly, along with the reduction of customs, additional customs (AED) is cut from 34% to 31%.
It will reduce the price of beer and IMFL.
“In new policies, the number of central sales taxes has also been excluded to calculate customs and customs additional customs on the IMFL and beer.
In addition, the State Excise Ministry has also provided discounts in bottling costs to produce beer to produce more than 70 percent of the production capacity and additional bottling costs if produced less than 60 percent.
“Because there is always a lack of beer in the state, incentives have been provided by the government,” said a stakeholder after revising the policy, the department aims to get Rs 15,000 Crore income in 2022-2023.
However, many liquor traders have expressed dissatisfaction with the allowance for renewal of their shops.
President Rajasthan Liquor Liquor Society Society Nilesh Manhara said that this department renewed the store license at the highest price of last year and not reserve prices, which was a step that discouraged the traders.
For example, the department has improved the reserve price of Rs 1 lakh to bid the shop and trader quoting Rs 2 Crore to win offers.
This year, this department considers the maximum bid as a reserve price and imposes renewable costs on it according to the slab, which is a big setback.
“According to the slab, the cost of extension varies from 7 to 12%, which is imposed on the offer price.
This is an additional burden on the traders when they struggle to sell stocks last year,” said Mewara.