Price of foreign made liquor go up in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The price of foreign made liquor has been increased in the state. Prices have risen as warehouse dividends have increased. With this, the price of liquor of leading brands will increase by around Rs 1000. The assessment is that this is part of the measures to offset the loss of income during the Covid period.

The warehouse margin was increased from 5 per cent to 14 per cent and the retail margin from 3 per cent to 20 per cent. Bevco said foreign-made liquor sales accounted for only 0.2 percent of their monthly sales. At the same time, prices of Indian-made foreign liquor, beer and wine remained unchanged.