Haryana to discontinue COVID-19 cess on liquor
The Hindu
The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday approved the State’s excise policy for the year 2021-22 and decided to discontinue the ‘Covid cess’ on sale of liquor, which was imposed in 2020-21 for generating addit
The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday approved the State’s excise policy for the year 2021-22 and decided to discontinue the ‘Covid cess’ on sale of liquor, which was imposed in 2020-21 for generating additional revenue in view of the pandemic. An official statement said the overall excise collection in the financial year 2020-21 was ₹6,792 crore, against the collection of ₹6,361 crore in financial year 2019-20. The statement said, “Despite complete lockdown till first week of May, 2020 and overall economic slowdown for major part of the year 2020-21, excise revenue during the financial year 2020-21 has witnessed growth of 6.69%. Since, the period of allotment of retail vends for 2020-21 will come to an end on May 19, 2021, the growth in excise revenue for policy year 2020-21 is likely to reach 15%.”
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