<p>The Maharashtra government has slashed excise duty on imported scotch whiskey by 50 per cent to bring its price on par with that in other states, a senior official said here on Friday.</p>.<p>“The excise duty on imported scotch whiskey has been brought down from 300 per cent to 150 per cent of the manufacturing cost," the official told PTI.</p>.<p>The notification in this regard was issued on Thursday, she said.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra government earns revenue of about Rs 100 crore from the sale of imported scotch annually.</p>.<p>The revenue is expected to increase to Rs 250 crore as the sale is expected to go up from one lakh bottles to 2.5 lakh bottles, the official said.</p>.<p>The reduction in duty would also curb smuggling of scotch from other states and sale of spurious liquor, she added.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>The Maharashtra government has slashed excise duty on imported scotch whiskey by 50 per cent to bring its price on par with that in other states, a senior official said here on Friday.</p>.<p>“The excise duty on imported scotch whiskey has been brought down from 300 per cent to 150 per cent of the manufacturing cost," the official told PTI.</p>.<p>The notification in this regard was issued on Thursday, she said.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra government earns revenue of about Rs 100 crore from the sale of imported scotch annually.</p>.<p>The revenue is expected to increase to Rs 250 crore as the sale is expected to go up from one lakh bottles to 2.5 lakh bottles, the official said.</p>.<p>The reduction in duty would also curb smuggling of scotch from other states and sale of spurious liquor, she added.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>