Coronavirus Outbreak: Uttarakhand Plans to Impose Coronavirus Tax on Liquor

  • The Uttarakhand government is planning to levy coronavirus tax on liquor in the state.
  • The liquor shops were allowed to open after more than a month in the green and orange zones in the state. 
  • Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik confirmed that the state government is planning to levy Covid cess on liquor like other states are planning.
  • He also said that the priority of the government is to ensure that the precautionary measures are being implemented in the market and public places
  • The move will ensure that there are no long queues at the liquor shops which is a danger to public health due to the pandemic.
 
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