The policy reduces excise duty on mild beer, wine and draught beer as well as annual fee for bar licences for restaurants, pubs and cafes
Employees at large corporate offices in Haryana will be allowed to consume low-content alcohol drinks such as beer and wine at the workplace, the state’s 2023-24 excise policy says.
Approved by the council of ministers on May 9, the policy, which kicks in on June 12, allows possession and consumption of beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages by staff in a corporate office, which has at least 5,000 employees and a minimum covered area of one lakh square foot in single premises (self-owned or leased).
Excise duty on mild beer, wine, and draught beer has been reduced and so has the annual fee for bar licences for restaurants, pubs and cafes.
The new policy has also increased the quotas for Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), imported foreign liquor and country liquor.
“With this, there has also been a nominal increase in rates of excise duty on country liquor and IMFL. The increase aims to give a major push to the excise revenue,” the government said in a statement.