Over the past seven years, state has earned Rs 1.35 lakh crore from liquor, with revenue having nearly tripled from Rs 10,833 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 27,888 crore in 2020-21.
The continual increase in revenue fromliquor salescan be linked to the states consumption pattern as well as the recent price hike. Furthermore, sources in the government said the income graph would continue to rise in the future and sales figures since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic confirm this.
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