Your beer will pay for cow shelters in UP

Noida | Saturday | 19th January, 2019

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A special fees has also been levied on bottling of beer and foreign liquor, with the exception of economy brands, in all distilleries and breweries . LUCKNOW: If you are in Noida, perhaps it's is times to say cheers to cow protection. The fee ranges from Re 1 to Rs 3 per bottle. On Friday, UP cabinet cleared a special fees on the sale of beer and foreign liquor in the state, the revenue from which will go into setting up and management of temporary cow shelters.A special fees of Rs 10 per bottle will be applicable on consumption of foreign liquor in restaurants and hotels, while Rs 5 will be charged on each bottle of beer. "Due to demand by distillery owners to expand capacity, we are looking at the possibility of allowing them to do so from current 80% to 90%..