The UT Excise and Taxation Department have commenced the groundwork for formulating the Excise Policy 2024-25, scheduled for implementation on April 1. Seeking recommendations from stakeholders, the department has set a submission deadline of November 30. This fiscal year has marked a significant setback for the department, experiencing a loss of nearly Rs 150 crore….
Chandigarh: After the Haryana Police enforcement wing, the excise and taxation department has now started a two-way probe into the sale of spurious liquor, which has claimed 21 lives so far. The department has conducted random samplingfrom all liquor vends and sent them for testing in Panchkula. It is also examining the seized stock of bottles, especially those…
In a resolute effort to combat the production and distribution of illicit liquor and curb tax evasion, the Excise Department in Himachal Pradesh has reported several significant seizures and actions taken in various districts. Excise Commissioner, Dr. Yunus, disclosed that a specially constituted team in Sirmaur district has been making relentless efforts to tackle this…
The UT excise and taxation department on Saturday sealed seven liquor vends over non-payment of licence fees. According to a department official, following the action, three licence holders paid the pending fees, while payment for the remaining four liquor vends remains outstanding. The city has 95 liquor vends. As many as 18 auctions were held…
The UT excise and taxation department is staring at a ₹150 crore loss this financial year with 18 of its liquor vends finding no takers even after 18 rounds of auctions. The revenue was to come in the form of licence fee of these vends. The fee ranges from ₹3 crore to ₹15 crore depending upon the location…
Chandigarh: The deputy CM said that in the current excise year, despite a reduction of 100 liquor vends, the excise department collected 26% more revenue till now as compared to last year, which is a record in itself. He said that last year 2,500 liquor vends were auctioned in 1,250 zones and a revenue of Rs. 5,047…
Chandigarh: Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said that the excise department had collected 26% more revenue as compared to last year, despite reducing 100 liquor vends, which was a record in itself. Addressing newspersons here, the deputy Chief Minister – who also holds the portfolio of excise and taxation department – said that…
CHANDIGARH: Acting on the directions of Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, the Excise Commissioner Punjab Mr. Varun Roojam on Tuesday held a meeting with all the senior officers of the Excise Department for tightening the noose around Excise Liqour contractors resorting to hooliganism in the name of carrying out checking of…
VIJAY Prakash can’t stop smiling at his pride of joy – a bucketful of the best alphonso Ratnagiri mangoes, all 28 kilos, handpicked by him, and flown to Chandigarh to curate the summer essential – alphonso mango craft beer. “Just look at them, the colour, the sweet smell, they are perfect,” says this Beverage Head…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance, Excise and Taxataion Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said that the Excise department has took initiative of issuing the maximum retail price list of the liquor along with the liquor permit for Marriage/private functions to save the common people from any loot at the hands of liquor mafia. Disclosing this…