The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked a petitioner to modify their plea while challenging the Chandigarh Excise Policy 2025-26. The court wants the petition to specifically question the constitutional validity of the policy, rather than just the way liquor vends were allocated. The case revolves around Clause 14 of the policy, which limits…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has approved the Excise Policy for 2025-26, aiming to generate ₹11,020 crore in revenue from excise duties—₹800 crore more than last year. Key Changes in the Excise Policy: Liquor Vends Allocation: The government is reverting to its 2022 policy of allotting liquor vends through e-tenders….
The UT excise department is intensifying efforts to combat inter-state liquor smuggling, a growing problem due to the lower prices of alcohol in Chandigarh. Smugglers often transport liquor to neighboring states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Gujarat. To curb this, excise secretary Ajay Chagti met with officials and directed liquor vendors to strictly…
In Patiala, the excise department has confiscated 175 boxes of English liquor worth about ₹5 lakh that were being smuggled into Punjab from Chandigarh. Excise officer Shekhar from the Ropar Range, along with assistant commissioner Ashok Chalotra and an excise inspector, conducted an operation late on the night of October 26 and 27 after receiving…
Five months after introducing the Excise Policy 2024-25, the UT Excise and Taxation Department has partially rolled out a new system to fight interstate liquor smuggling. This policy marks the first time the department is using a comprehensive track and trace system to monitor the entire liquor supply chain. Under this system, each liquor bottle…
On Sunday morning, Noida police seized nearly ₹1 crore worth of illegal foreign liquor from a truck on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The truck, which was carrying alcohol intended for exclusive sale in Chandigarh, was intercepted near Chhaprauli cut on the service road. The police arrested the driver, Sunil Kumar, 36, from Ludhiana, Punjab. They…
Chandigarh: The UT excise and taxation department, which is staring at missing its revenue target, had fallen short in the last four financial years (FY) as well. In FY 2019-20, it had fallen short by Rs 77.24 crore, whereas the next year (2020-21), the gap between the target and achievement was Rs 173.88 crore. For FY 2021-22, the…
Chandigarh, December 4, 2023: In an effort to ensure a comprehensive and inclusive approach to the formulation of the UT Excise Policy for the fiscal year 2024-25, the excise and taxation department recently convened a stakeholder meeting. The objective was to gather valuable insights from various industry representatives, including retailers, bonded warehouse licensees, and owners…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said that the state has achieved 16.61 percent increase in net Goods and Service Tax (GST) collection up to November, and the revenue from Excise recorded an impressive growth rate of 11.45 percent during the first 8 months of FY 2023-24 against…
चंडीगढ़। हरियाणा शहरी विकास प्राधिकरण, खनन विभाग में वन टाइम सेटलमेंट स्कीम लागू करने के बाद अब हरियाणा सरकार आबकारी एवं कराधान विभाग में भी यह स्कीम शुरू करने जा रही है। इसके लिए पहले ही उद्योगपतियों और व्यापारियों से सलाह ले ली गई है। सोमवार को यहां मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल की अध्यक्षता में होने…