Prices of Beer in Goa to increase by Rs 10 to 35 per can/bottle with excise hike

PANAJI: The prices of various varieties of beer (both bottle and can) will go up in Goa with the state government increasing the excise duty on the liquid by Rs 10-12 per litre.

The state excise department announced the hike two days ago.

Several hotel owners as well as wholesale owners were not happy with the hike, but decided to keep mum about it as the government needs to earn revenue.

Goa Liquor Traders’ Association president Dattaprasad Naik said the price of light beer would increase by Rs 15 per bottle, that of strong beer by Rs 20-25 while premium beer will be costlier by Rs 30 per bottle.

For some super premium brands the price increase could be as high as Rs 35 to Rs 40 per bottle.

Majority of beer consumers in Goa are locals as tourists prefer Indian Made Foreign Liquors (IMFL), Naik was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.