Amended Rule/Section: Country Liquor and Wholesale Pricing provisions under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
Type of Change: Circular - Policy Clarification/Amendment
What Changed: This circular addresses the exclusion of local taxes and duties (स्थानिक कर व जकात) from the pricing structure of country liquor at both wholesale and retail levels. The amendment clarifies that local municipal taxes, octroi, or other local levies are to be excluded from the base price calculations for country liquor. This represents a change in the pricing methodology, likely intended to standardize pricing across different municipal jurisdictions and prevent double taxation or price inflation due to varying local tax structures. The practical effect is that licensees dealing in country liquor (both wholesale and retail) will calculate prices excluding these local components, which may result in uniform base prices across the state.