Karnataka’s new excise regime calibrates taxes to social cost of alcohol
- Posted on April 23, 2026
- By The Hindu
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Karnataka’s new excise regime calibrates taxes to social cost of alcohol
The social cost of alcohol consumption — ranging from health burden and domestic violence to accidents — is the fundamental reason behind Karnataka government’s decision to move to Alcohol in Beverage (AIB) regime from the complicated slab-based excise duty structure based on price, notes the draft report on Karnataka Excise Reforms submitted by the K.P. Krishnan-headed Resource Mobilisation Committee.
