CHENNAI: Distilleries have requested the Tamil Nadu government to revise the procurement prices of liquor in line with a hike in ethanol price.
A manufacturer of Indian made foreign liquor supplying to Tasmac said on condition of anonymity that the state government usually revises the liquor procurement prices every three years, but it has been four years since the prices were revised.
The manufacturer said the Union government has hiked the ethanol procurement prices twice in August to ensure supply to oil marketing companies for ethanol-blending of fuel.
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