Proposed levy of 14% tax on alcohol to stay: Delhi High Court

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Appearing before the court of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, additional solicitor general Sanjay Jain argued that the Centre had taken the decision to impose tax because the manufacture of alcohol using the ingredients, label or the licence of the primary licence holder was a “service.”

“If primary manufacturer is selling the liquor directly there is no service tax,” said the ASG.