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Kerala guzzles alcohol worth Rs.8,841 crore
Saturday April 06, 2013 11:23:27 AM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: Liquor sales touched an all-time
high in Kerala at Rs.8,841 crore for fiscal 2012-13, show figures.
Figures provided by the sole wholesaler of Indian Made Foreign
Liquor (IMFL) and beer, the state-owned Kerala State Beverages
Corporation (KSBC), to IANS shows that the overall sales jumped
from Rs.7,860 crore in 2011-12 to a record Rs.8,841 crore in the
last fiscal (2012-13).
"By way of taxes, the state government got into its kitty a record
Rs.7,251 crore, up from Rs.6,352 crore," said a KSBC official who
did not wish to be identified.
Liquor in the state is sold through 708 bar hotels and 383
state-owned retail outlets.
In all, 2.44 crore cases of IMFL were sold in the state during the
last fiscal, up from 2.41 crore cases. When it came to sale of
beer, a new record was broken with sales crossing one crore cases
to reach 1.02 crore cases, up from 0.98 crore cases in fiscal
2011-12.
Rum reigns as the number one choice of tipplers in India's most
literate state, accounting for more than 55 percent of liquor
sold, followed by brandy, with close to 40 percent share. Vodka
sales are four percent. Gin, whiskey and wine together account for
just one percent.
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