Retail liquor traders in West Bengal have alleged that around Rs 300 crore was collected from them between 2022 and 2025 as transportation charges, even though the state's distributor-depot supply system puts the onus of the payment on distributors.
Demanding an inquiry into the matter by the Excise Department, the Society for the Welfare of West Bengal Foreign Liquor Licensees said the distributor-depot system introduced by the state government mandates that distributors would supply liquor to retailers' godowns at their own expense.
