Liquor prices to go up from today in Telangana
Deccan ChronicleHYDERABAD: Liquor prices in the state are all set to be increased from Thursday. Official sources said the government decided to increase beer price by Rs 20 per bottle, quarter bottle alcohol by Rs 20 and full bottle by Rs 80. The excise officials will take existing liquor stocks readings in shops to determine how much old stocks are left which would be sold for revised prices from Thursday and how much tax revenues the government should get out of these sales. The government stepped up measures to increase its tax and non-tax revenues to fund welfare schemes and development programmes as the Centre tightened norms on loans and market borrowings. The government recently hiked market value of lands twice, property registration charges twice, power charges, TSRTC fares etc to mop up its revenues.