Liquor policy should not confine to revenue earning: AP CM Naidu
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said that liquor policy should not be confined to mere revenue earning and there should be healthy growth and stressed the need for some more exercise in existing system of allotment of liquor shops through lottery system, application fee, liquor identification number and in hike in retailer margin.
Speaking at a review meeting here on excise policy, the Chief Minister directed the officials to consider the exemption of bar additional retail excise tax. Priority should be given to curb illicit liquor and belt shops, digitalisation and environment protection in liquor policy.
The officials informed the Chief Minister that the excise department netted a revenue of Rs7,041 crore against the target of Rs8,000 crore from October 2024 to 2025. They said that there was a 4.2 per cent increase in liquor sales from April 1 to December 17. Theys said that digital payments increased by 34.9 per cent to 47 per cent in some districts.
