Hike in liquor and cigarette prices

Hike in liquor and cigarette prices

The prices of cigarettes and  all types of liquor has been raised from the 03rd instant as ordered by the government. The price of a cigarette had been raised by a sum of rupees three (03). A cigarette

which was rupees thirty (30)hence would now cost rupees thirty three ( 33).

One litre of beer that has a lesser percentage of 5% alcohol has been increased by rupees forty (40) and a litre of  beer which contains over 5% alcohol has been increased by rupees  sixty (60),These increases have been issued from the officials of the finance ministry.

It is learnt that the price of a litre of molasses spirit used for the production of local arrack has been increased by rupees one hundred and ten (110)and the price of a litre of spirit used for manufacture of foreign liquor has been increased by rupees one hundred and sixty (160).

Accordingly the price of a bottle of arrack will go up by rupees sixty (60) and the price of a foreign liquor bottle will go up by rupees one hundred and twenty five (125).The price of a bottle of beer with an alcohol percentage of less than 5 % will be increased by rupees twenty five (25) and a bottle of  beer which has a strength of over 5% alcohol will be increased by rupees fifty (50).