JAMMU, June 02: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed an increase of 5.4 per cent in liquor consumption in the last fiscal year compared to 2014-15 and the state revenue rose by 20 per cent.
A total of 5.75 crore bottles of Indian manufactured foreign liquor, whiskey and beer were consumed during 2015-16 compared to 5.46 crore bottles in the previous fiscal.
The state government earned a revenue of Rs 77.79 crore on account of excise duty on the sale of liquor during the last fiscal, which was 20.6 per cent higher than Rs 61.78 crore earned in 2014-15.
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