Beer sales see sharp drop, but excise revenue goes up by 11.34 %

Heavy rainfall and floods successful respective parts of Karnataka, particularly successful Kalyana Karnataka region, too steep hike successful excise duty, are among the reasons for a whopping driblet of brew income by 18.35 % betwixt April and October erstwhile compared to the corresponding play past year.

However, contempt this, and a 1.07 % dip successful the IML sales, the excise gross postulation has shown a 11.34 % maturation implicit the corresponding play past year.

As per the information disposable with the Excise Department, the brew income slacked from April, returning antagonistic maturation each month. In the 7 months of 2025-2026 fiscal year, 227.62 lakh cases of brew were sold successful examination to 278.79 lakh cases sold successful the corresponding play of 2024-2025, amounting to a dip by 18.35 %.

Though the IML income besides declined successful the period, it has not been steep. Against 407.40 lakh cases sold successful 2024-2025, 403.04 lakh cases were sold this year, a diminution by 1.07 %. The diminution successful maturation has been seen since June.

Rain impact

“Volume successful brew income dropped arsenic respective parts of State started receiving rainfall since March and summertime months remained comparatively cooler. During Monsoon months, radical could not task retired successful the evening successful a fig of spot arsenic it rained heavily. Added to it was floods, particularly successful Kalyana Karnataka region,” a elder authoritative said.

The authoritative besides said that the play was besides marked by brew producing companies stopping oregon reducing their income schemes, which would usually boost offtake figure. “Enticing retailers and their families with overseas question oregon offering escaped brew for a peculiar quantity, brew was being dumped successful the market. This stopped bringing down the full offtake,” the authoritative explained.

Revenue up

However, the excise gross postulation has grown by 11.34 % with full postulation of ₹22,995 crore against ₹20,653 crore collected past year. The gross maturation has been attributed to the summation successful excise work successful the archetypal 4 of the 16 excise work slabs.

“Nearly 85% of the excise gross comes from the basal liquor that falls nether the archetypal 4 slabs. Increase successful the work successful these slabs has ensured the gross growth.” After the increase, the cheapest whiskey that is fashionable among consumers outgo ₹ 80 for a 180 ml bottle, the authoritative said.

On the interaction of rationalisation of excise slabs that brought down prices of premium liquor connected the wide sales, the authoritative said that though determination was immoderate summation successful offtake of premium brands, it did not turn arsenic per expectations.