UP, Karnataka, TN hike duty on liquor as buffer for Covid-19 loss

UP govt also raises tax on petrol and diesel

Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on Wednesday hiked the tax on liquor as revenues dwindle in light of the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The hike in excise duty was 11 per cent in Karnataka and  15 per cent in Tamil Nadu, while tipplers will have to shell out between Rs 10 and Rs 400 more for a bottle in UP.
 

Along with liquor, the UP government also  hiked the tax on petrol and diesel, a move it expects will bring in additional revenues of Rs 4,420 crore during the current fiscal year (FY21 ).
 

Since, the tax application on the petrol