INDIA DUTY
June 1st, 2001
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKEA REVIEW of additional protective duties erected against spirits imported into India is not to be held by the government in New Delhi, the Press Trust of India has reported.Instead, the central government has defended the imposition of extra customs duty on imported liquor, saying it was necessary to protect the domestic production industry and has added that it was considering imposing a 24 per cent flat rate on imported spirits kept in warehouses for more than 30 days."The additional customs duty on imported liquor is necessary ...
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