Tasmac Deepavali sales down by 4.67% this year
The Hindu
Liquor sales touched ₹444.03 crore this year over two days, down from ₹465.79 crore last year
Despite opening up all its bars ahead of the festive season, the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac) saw its Deepavali sales dwindle by 4.67%, compared to last year. The final sales figure stood at ₹444.03 crore. On November 3, liquor sales touched ₹214.61 crore and on the next day the numbers went up to ₹229.42 crore.
Last year, Tasmac, reputed as the cash cow of the Tamil Nadu government, fetched ₹465.79 crore in revenue in two days through retail liquor sale during Deepavali. On the day of the festival, liquor worth ₹237.91 crore was sold. On the day before the festival, November 13, Tasmac registered sales worth ₹227.88 crore.
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