Cigarette, liquor prices increased
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on October 3, 2015 - 3:57 pm
Price of a cigarette has been increased by Rs 3 from Rs 30 to Rs. 33 while a liter of beer by Rs. 40 (alcohol below 5%) and a liter of beer by Rs 60 (alcohol over 5%) from today, the Finance Ministry said.
It said Price of hard liquor: A proof liter of Molasses has been increased by Rs 110 and a liter of foreign type proof increased by Rs 160.
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Increasing spirits can bite back. There is a tendency to consume more illicit alcohol. Is our Police capable of controlling Kassippu?