“No alcohol” is a blow to Maharashtra, more than 20,000 bar to be closed to raise the service

More than 20,000 bar owners in Maharashtra announced the “Bands” at the state level and “no alcohol” today. This protest against the decision of the governmentra fadnavis government to increase the duty of consumption. The closure is supported by hotel societies in Palghar, Vasai, Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar and Nashik.

The strike, led by the hotel and restaurants in Western India (HAWI), will protest at a 60 percent increase in the duty of the duches, and an increase of 15 percent in the annual FL3 license fees for the 26th year, and 10 percent value -added tax on Indian foreign wines (IMFL) that was sold at the FL3 outlets imposed by the Maharashtra government. These measures are expected to deal with the financial pressure from the Ladki Bahin scheme, but they have caused strong opposition from the bar owners.

Tax increases raised the prices of alcohol. The cost of a bottle of wine is 180 ml now 80 rupees, an altitude of 60 to 70 rupees. The price of alcohol in Maharashtra is 148 rupees. Indian foreign wines have increased from 130 rupees to 205 rupees, and premium foreign wines are now 360 rupees, up from 210 rupees.

Jimmy Show, the head of Harrawi, said this triple increase can force many institutions to close. Shaw added that the hospitality sector supports more than 20 jobs for Cham and attracts 15 rupees annually, making it a vital part of the Maharashtra economy. Haraoui warned that the current tax system can lead to a large -scale closure of the bar, the loss of more than 4 functions of Cham, the tourists who move to neighboring countries, and high unorganized alcohol consumption.

The state’s plan to issue 328 licenses selling new liquor, especially for companies instead of individual store owners, led to allegations of favoritism. Each liquor manufacturer is expected to receive eight licenses. The committee, which supervises the licenses of foreign liquor production, is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ajit Bawar, his son, a director of Kabovitz, a liquor manufacturing company. Critics accused this of conflicts in interests.

“Maharashtra is turning into a land of drunkenness,” said MP Sena Sanjay Rau. Ajit Bawar did not comment on these allegations.

Heroi urged the government to reconsider tax increases, review annual licensing fee reviews, and participate in an interview with industrial bodies to develop a sustainable policy. Publicists and industry owners are now wondering about their interests that the government’s alcoholic policies serve.