Liquor sales of Rs 45 crores recorded on the first day of opening of liquor shops: Karnataka Excise Department#COVID19Lockdown — ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2020 As per reports, the Excise Department said that around 3.9 lakh litres of beer and 8.5 lakh litres of Indian-made foreign liquor … This hike is in addition to the six per cent that was announced in the budget. The Karnataka Excise Department’s efforts to take renewal of licences for sale of alcoholic beverages online has met with stiff resistance from within. Karnataka Excise Act had to be amended. Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday hiked excise duty on liquor by 11 per cent to mop up revenues, two day after allowing its sale, following the easing of COVID-19 induced lockdown. The Karnataka excise department has allowed liquor shops to remain open from 9 am to 9 pm and permitted microbreweries to brew fresh beer.

"We have increased the excise duty by 11 per cent. As the Karnataka legislative Assembly was not in session and as the matter was urgent, the Karnataka Excise (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 was promulageted. Telangana: The Excise Department in Telangana enhanced the liquor rate based on the size and type of the liquor bottle. Other than this during the budget also the excise duty was increased,"Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told reporters here. The Karnataka excise department has booked a case against the seller for selling far more than the permissible limit.
The department has also allowed bars and restaurants to procure stock for liquor sale, subject to existing conditions related to …

The Karnataka government on Wednesday hiked the excise duty on liquor by 11 per cent to mop up revenues, two days after allowing its sale amid lockdown relaxations. In the last Budget too, the Karnataka government had hiked the additional excise duty on liquor to 21% from 18%, while abolishing VAT of 5.5% on beer, wine and hard liquors.
4424 dated 8-11-1976 at page 3.) Karnataka excise department booked a case against the owner of the wine shop for selling more liquor than permitted by the law. Updated: May 6, 2020 2:02 PM IST … (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A as No. Bengaluru: With easing of COVID-19 lockdown curbs, the Karnataka excise department has accorded permission for fresh brewing or production of beer and to sell it in microbreweries as takeaways. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. The department has also allowed bars and restaurants to procure stock for liquor sale, subject to existing conditions related to … There is a 16 per cent hike in the price of liquor … The Karnataka government on Tuesday said that the state has generated Rs 197 crore in liquor sale in a single day.

In 2015-16 (up to September), excise department officials conducted as many as 25,447 raids and booked close to one lakh cases. Updated: May 6, …

V The hike would come into effect in a couple of days as labelling and other procedures would require time, he said. The Karnataka excise department has allowed liquor shops to remain open from 9 am to 9 pm and permitted microbreweries to brew fresh beer. But most of them were … In Karnataka, several people were found standing outside alcohol shops in different parts of the state, including Bengaluru and Hubli early Monday morning. Karnataka excise department booked a case against the owner of the wine shop for selling more liquor than permitted by the law. The scope of the State Excise Administration covers commodities such as Spirit, Indian Made Liquor, Beer, Medicinal and Toilet preparations etc.,

Excise Department in Karnataka came into existence during the year 1968 after relaxation of prohibition in Karnataka State.