The budget has proposed a specific tax of 500 Taka per liter on locally produced liquor.
The government has proposed a specific tax of 500 Taka per liter on locally produced liquor in the new budget. This will increase the price of local liquor. The new tax structure will also apply to foreign liquor produced in the country.
This new tax may increase the price of liquor produced by state-owned Keru and Company. According to Keru and Company's website, they produced 60 lakh proof liters of spirit and 232,000 cases of foreign liquor in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
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