Similarly, the annual licence fee for retail sale of liquor on board casino vessels with a capacity of less than 50 passengers has been hiked from Rs.2 lakh to Rs.5 lakh. For vessels with a capacity up to 200 passengers, it has been raised from Rs.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, and for vessels with capacity beyond that fee would be raised from Rs.10 lakh to Rs.20 lakh.

Additionally, the government proposed hiking the duty on liquor by Re.1 per bulk litre.

The additional budget, with a Rs.18.75-crore revenue deficit and a fiscal deficit of Rs.482.54 crore, is a follow-up to the interim budget that was presented by the Congress-led coalition government in March when the code of conduct for the elections was in force.

The government has also proposed an increase in the export fee on liquor from Re.0.60 per bulk litre to Re.0.75, while increasing the bottling fee from Rs.2.50 to Rs.3 per case.