Karnataka proposes a major excise reform shifting liquor taxation to an alcohol content-based duty system from April 2026.

Karnataka plans to remove state control over liquor pricing, shifting to an alcohol content-based duty system by April 2026 to modernize taxation.| India News ...

Karnataka is introducing a new alcohol-in-beverage (AIB) based excise duty system from April, becoming the first state to ...

Liquor stocks surged up to 8% after Karnataka's government announced a shift to global taxation and deregulation of alcohol pricing in its state budget. The new excise structure, effective April 2026, ...

Karnataka introduces AIB-based excise reforms, reducing duty slabs, but industry warns of potential price increases for consumers.

Karnataka has announced a major overhaul of its liquor policy, ending six decades of government-fixed retail prices from April 2026 and introducing an alcohol-content-based excise duty system., ...

Chief Minister says that starting April 2026, the taxes will be levied based on the actual alcohol content of beverages ...

Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announces major reforms in liquor taxation, including price deregulation and an innovative alcohol-based duty structure, set to generate Rs 45,000 crore from ...

Shares of United Spirits and United Breweries surged on March 6 after the Government of Karnataka announced changes to its liquor policy ...

The Congress-led state government announced the introduction of new alcohol-based duty structure and deregulation of price fixation. The announcement was followed by a rally in liquor stocks like ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced sweeping reforms in the state liquor taxation and regulatory framework, signalling policy changes in alcohol regulation and revenue structure.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said govt will introduce an AIB-based excise duty structure — a globally recognised system that taxes alcohol based on its alcohol content — from April ...