Vijayawada: The government of Andhra Pradesh has rationalized the rates of value added tax, special margin and additional excise / countervailing duties levied on alcohol intended for human consumption as of December 19. The decision is to prevent the poor from consuming illicitly distilled alcohol and curb cross-border trade. smuggling.
To this end, the state government issued GO Ms. No. 363 on Saturday. In accordance with the GO, the government is rationalizing the rates of additional excise duty / additional countervailing duty on the landed cost of foreign spirits made in India, beer, wine and ready-to-drink varieties made or produced in the state . It also streamlines additional countervailing duties levied on the landed cost of IMFL, beer, wine and ready-to-drink varieties made or produced elsewhere in India and imported into the state under license.
The rationalization of VAT rates, the special margin and the additional excise duties will keep the MRP of alcohol somewhat higher than those in force in neighboring states. Therefore, it will not run counter to the goals of the AP government to reduce alcohol consumption levels in the state and improve living standards, especially the poorer segments of the population.
IMFL
Base price per case VAT% AED / ACD% Special Margin%
- Up to ₹ 400 50 36 90
- Above ₹ 400 up to ₹ 1,029 10 10 110
- Above ₹ 1,029 up to ₹ 1,562 10 10 130
- Above ₹ 1,562 up to ₹ 1,657 10 10 120
- Above ₹ 1,657 up to ₹ 1,830 10 10 110
- Over ₹ 1,830 up to ₹ 2,500 10 31 130
- Above ₹ 2,500 up to ₹ 3,500 10 31 105
- Above ₹ 3,500 up to ₹ 5,000 10 31 90
- Above ₹ 5,000 10 31 85
Beer
- ₹ 200 and less 40 0 ​​100
- Above ₹ 200 40 0 ​​115
Wine
All ranges 35 36 65
RTD
All ranges 10 36 100
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