The new draft notification by the Karnataka government, having sweeping excise reforms in the Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB)-based duty structure, will help “revenue maximisation goal” of the state, the Brewers Association of India (BAI) has said. BAI said the Karnataka Excise (Excise Duties and Fees Amendment) Rules, 2026, outline a taxation system that is based on the premise that the product to be taxed is the alcohol and not the water that accompanies it.The new draft notification by the Karnataka government, having sweeping excise reforms in the Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB)-based duty structure, will help “revenue maximisation goal” of the state, the Brewers Association of India (BAI) has said. BAI said the Karnataka Excise (Excise Duties and Fees Amendment) Rules, 2026, outline a taxation system that is based on the premise that the product to be taxed is the alcohol and not the water that accompanies it.
Alcohol-in-Beverage-based duty structure will help revenue maximisation goal of Karnataka: BAI
