Chandigarh, May 7 -- Liquor is set to get expensive from June 12 in Haryana with the excise and taxation department increasing the excise duty on Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) and country liquor in the 2025-27 excise policy approved by the Council of Ministers on Monday. Consumers of mild and strong beer will also have to shell out more following an upward revision of the excise duty. Officials said that liquor (both IMFL and country) and beer prices will see an increase also on account of an increase in their minimum retail prices (MRP). The state government has set an excise revenue target of Rs.14,064 crore for 2025-26 fiscal. As per the new excise policy which comes into effect from June 12, the excise duty for country liquor (50-degree proof) has been increased from Rs.82 per proof litre to Rs.91 per proof litre, a hike of 10.97%. The duty for metro liquor (65-degree proof), a better variant of country liquor, has been increased from Rs.95 to Rs.106 per proof litre, an increase of 11.57% The minimum retail price for country liquor (50-degree proof) has been increased from Rs.175 to Rs.190 for a quart and for metro liquor (65-degree proof) it has been increased from Rs.225 to Rs.240 for a quart. Similarly, the MRP for IMFL brands has been increased in the range of 1.6% to 8.69% across categories, the increase being higher in cheaper brands. The excise duty on IMFL brands with ex-distillery price (EDP) in the range of Rs.1,051 to Rs.1,200 per case has been increased from Rs.140 to Rs.158 per proof litre while the duty for brand with EDP in the range of Rs.1,201 up to Rs.1,400 per case has been increased from Rs.145 to Rs.163 per proof litre. Excise officials said the department will not approve any brand label of IMFL having ex distillery price up to Rs.1,050 per case due to quality reasons. The excise duty on IMFL brands with EDP in the range of Rs.1,401 to Rs.1,600 per case has been hiked from Rs.150 to Rs.168 per proof litre while the duty on brands with ex distillery price in the range of Rs.1,601 to Rs.2,500 per case has been increased from Rs.155 to Rs.173 per proof litre. The excise duty on IMFL brands with EDP in the range of Rs.5,001 to Rs.7,000 per case has been increased from Rs.200 to Rs.220 per proof litre while the duty for brands with EDP of Rs.7,001 per case and above has been increased from Rs.185 to Rs.230 per proof litre. The excise duty increase across IMFL categories has been in the range of 10 to 24 %. While the excise and taxation department did not increase the excise duty of Rs.30 per bulk litre for super mild beer containing alcoholic content up to 3.5% v/v, the excise duty on mild beer containing alcoholic content above 3.5% v/v and up to 5.5% v/v has been increased from Rs.45 per bulk litre to Rs.52 per bulk litre, a 15.55 % increase. The excise duty on strong beer containing alcoholic content more than 5.5% v/v has also been increased from Rs.55 per bulk litre to Rs.62 per bulk litre, a 12.72% increase. Excise officials said that while the excise duty of super mild canned beer remained unchanged at Rs.40 bulk litre, the excise duty for mild canned beer has been hiked by 9% from Rs.55 to Rs.60 per bulk litre. The duty on strong canned beer has been increased by 7.69% from Rs.65 to Rs.70 per bulk litre. As a revenue earning measure, the state government has also doubled the license fee for distillers willing to market their brands in Haryana. Officials said the licence fee of L-1B licence will now be Rs.62 lakh (as compared to earlier Rs.30 lakh) for a new licence or where the annual sale from L-1B in the 2024-25 policy year was equal to or less than 25 lakh proof litre. Likewise, a fee of Rs.145 lakh (as compared to Rs.70 lakh) will be levied in case the annual sale from L-1B in 2024-25 policy year was more than 25 lakh proof litre or less than or equal to 50 lakh proof litre....