Hyderabad: Immediately after Maharashtra recently allowed the sale of wine at retail outlets for the first time in this country, there was a growing demand from the industry to implement the model in Telangana too.
Industrial insiders reportedly made a lot of representation to the Excise Ministry to consider such a step.
Now Maharashtra has taken the first step, they hope that a similar step in the state will be a win-win situation for the state government and small entrepreneurs.
The Maharashtra government has approved the sale of wine in the state supermarket and took a walk with a flat annual licensing fee of Rs 5,000.
The State Cabinet said the decision was intended to provide wineries with marketing channels that were more accessible.
Following Maharashtra’s decision, Karnataka announced that it would explore the Maharashtra wine sales model and would send a team to Maharashtra to study the model.
People in the industry in a state of argue that the Telangana government must also help small restaurant owners by removing wine and beer or separate wine permits.
“By issuing such a wine license, the government will get Rev.
Enue and also hotels and restaurants,” said Kishan Pedhapalli, founder of Asav Wines.
Wine makers also suggest that because wine is not a fast-moving brand like liquor, the cost of demurrage is reduced to help the industry.
Demurrage is a fee imposed on containers that exceed their free time given.
Fees will be applied starting with the last free day.
The state government recently stated the date to become a healthy drink and let it be served in most places.
“The government must reduce taxes for it and allow the cost of a separate minimum wine license for restaurants and supermarkets,” said the wine shop owner.