Maharashtra: Imported scotch to get cheaper as state cuts excise duty by 50%

 Maharashtra has cut the excise duty on imported scotch whiskey by 50%. 

New Delhi: Imported scotch whiskey is all set to get more affordable in Maharashtra, as the state government has slashed excise duty on the particular class of liquor by 50 per cent. 

With the latest revision in excise duties, imported scotch whiskey’s price will come on par with that in other states, according to a senior official.

“The excise duty on imported scotch whiskey has been brought down from 300 per cent to 150 per cent of the manufacturing cost," the official told PTI. The notification in this regard was issued on Thursday, she added.