Andhra Pradesh is set to go dry in phases as the newly elected Chief Minister YS jagan Mohan Reddy appears determined to implement prohibition, one of his major election promises. If implemented this will hit the state exchequer really hard. For 2019-20, the state had set a target of Rs 7,358 crore excise duty, which is levied on the sale of alcohol.
The revenue from excise duty was Rs 5,789 crore in the previous year. There is a buzz that the government will shut down 1000 Liquor Shops from July 1st when the new liquor policy comes into effect. As of now, there are 4380 Liquor Shops in Andhra Pradesh. That means 25% of the shops will be shut down in a month from now.
At the same time, the government will increase the License Rates of the rest of the shops so as not to lose the revenue due to this closure. YS jagan Mohan Reddy would be the second Telugu leader to promise prohibition after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder NT Rama Rao implemented total prohibition after taking oath as the Chief Minister in 1994. ntr's son-in-law Chandrababu who took over the reins of power after leading a revolt against him in 1995, lifted the prohibition later on the ground that it failed to achieve its objective.
The revenue from excise duty was Rs 5,789 crore in the previous year. There is a buzz that the government will shut down 1000 Liquor Shops from July 1st when the new liquor policy comes into effect. As of now, there are 4380 Liquor Shops in Andhra Pradesh. That means 25% of the shops will be shut down in a month from now.
At the same time, the government will increase the License Rates of the rest of the shops so as not to lose the revenue due to this closure. YS jagan Mohan Reddy would be the second Telugu leader to promise prohibition after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder NT Rama Rao implemented total prohibition after taking oath as the Chief Minister in 1994. ntr's son-in-law Chandrababu who took over the reins of power after leading a revolt against him in 1995, lifted the prohibition later on the ground that it failed to achieve its objective.
