Urging the State Government to harmonise excise duty structure in Karnataka, the Wine Merchants Association, Karnataka, on Monday said that the skewed excise duty structure and inconsistencies in excise policy is deterring excise duty collection in the State, and is also deterring responsible drinking.
While Karnataka sells one of the highest bottled alcohol beverages in South India, it lags severely in per case excise revenue collection as compared to other States, the federation said ahead of the State Budget being presented by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in March.
