Half of the states will earn from the sale of liquor, eyes will widen after reading the statistics

New Delhi, May 5, 2020

It is now clear that many states have allowed liquor stores to open to save the economy, which has been reeling from the Corona lockdown.

Governments seem to be forced to keep the shops open to generate tax revenue, despite the long lines of social discrimination.

According to an estimate, the states which are exempted from sale of liquor get Rs 1.75 lakh crore annually in the form of excise duty. The top five states earning from liquor are as follows.

UP 25100 crore

Karnataka 19750 crore

Maharashtra 15343 crore

West Bengal 10544 crore

Telangana 10134 crore

Thus the states seem to have decided to continue their revenue by selling liquor in lockdown.