Hundreds of people are queuing up to buy liquor. Pictures from different states are floating all across social media. People have neglected social distancing norms which has forced police to issue charges in some areas and close many shops.
Here’s all about the “special corona fee”:
* About 150 government-run liquor shops have been allowed to open from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm in Delhi.
* Rates will get 70% costlier. The new rates will be imposed from Tuesday morning,” the government said in the statement.
* So if a liquor bottle with a pre-tax MRP costs Rs 1000, you will now have to pay Rs 1700.
* Officials have said the “special corona tax” will help in boosting the revenue, badly hit due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
* Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had said on Sunday that the government is finding it difficult to pay the salaries due to revenue loss of Rs 3200 crore in April as compared to the previous year.
* It can be one of the ways the Delhi government can earn more revenue from liquor sales with lockdown hitting businesses and tax collection.
