Delhi govt’s excise department earns over Rs 3,500 crore in first half of FY 2023-24

Official data reveals that from April to September in the fiscal year 2023-24, the Delhi government accrued revenue totaling Rs 3,588 crore. This revenue from the liquor trade comprises Rs 2,457 crore in excise duty and Rs 1,131 crore in value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of 27.6 crore liquor bottles during this period

Delhi’s old excise policy likely to be extended

The existing excise policy was initially put in place as a temporary measure on September 1, 2022, with the intention of bridging the gap until a new, comprehensive policy could be formulated and implemented by the Delhi government

ED files 3000-pages charge sheet in liquor policy case

Up to this point, the ED has made five arrests in this matter. After being questioned, Mahandru was arrested on September 27 by the Enforcement Directorate

All your raids have failed, nothing was found: Sisodia amid excise policy case

In a tweet directed at the central government following the CBI raid at his place, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the investigative agency didn’t find anything against him or his involvement in the excise policy laundering case. He further claimed that the CBI has issued a lookout notice against him, terming the […]

LG expresses displeasure over AAP tweets dragging his name into Delhi’s excise policy row

According to officials close to the LG, the tweets deliberately used the LG’s photo to mislead the people

Delhi LG recommends CBI probe into Delhi govt’s excise policy; AAP says ‘‘BJP central govt is scared of u

In a major development, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has recommended CBI probe into the Arvind Kejriwal government's Excise Policy 2021-22 over violation of rules and procedural lapses, officials said on Friday.

On a high trajectory: more liquor vends, walk-in stores and less dry days may pave way for larger revenue collection

The Kejriwal Government aims to rake in Rs 10,000 crore in excise via 850 private liquor vends this year. Consumers are likely to help this goal to be achieved as the buying experience has become more comfortable 

Liquor tasting at vends in Delhi, come November 17

As the Delhi government temporarily shuts down the private liquor stores in the capital, Patriot takes a look at what’s in store for Delhiites who like to partake  Delhi’s residents will be unable to stock up on liquor this festive season due to the  new excise policy, as we all have come to know now, […]