The magnitude of the Delhi liquor scam explained
- Based on Information available in SM
The old liquor policy of Delhi.
750ML Wholesale Price ₹166.73
Excise Duty ₹223.88
VAT ₹106.00
Retailer commission ₹33.39
MRP ₹530.00
New liquor policy of Kejriwal implemented in March 2022.
750ML Wholesale Price ₹188.41
Excise Duty ₹1.88
VAT 1% ₹1.90
Retailer Margin ₹363.27
Additional excise ₹4.54
MRP ₹560.00
Thus, in the old liquor policy, the government’s earnings on a bottle was ₹329.89 while in the new liquor policy it is only ₹8.32. That is, a loss to the government of ₹321.57 per bottle from the new policy.
In the old policy, the retailer’s commission was ₹33.39 whereas in the new policy the retailer’s commission was ₹363.27 for a few months , i.e. profit to the retailer of ₹330.12 per bottle.
Thus, it is clear that the retailer benefits almost as much as the government suffers per bottle.
Now how did this benefit reach the manufacturer in the new policy? The manufacturers were allowed to open retail shops (which was illegal as per the rules).
Now look at the sales figures. In the old policy where the sale of liquor was 132 lakh liters per month, in the new policy, the sale of liquor per month is 245 lakh liters. To achieve this, the drinking age has been reduced to 18 years and the liquor sale time has been increased till 3 AM. Dry days have been reduced from 31 to only 3 days so that alcohol consumption is maximised.
Now you must have understood how huge a scam this is and how much money the Susu-Keju Caucus has earned, due to which the Chief Secretary had to ask the LG for a CBI investigation.
This is the condition of the AAP party which came to power with a thumping majority, claiming to eradicate corruption from politics.
