Karnataka budget spares poor, taxes drinkers
Friday, February 14th, 2014Bangalore: Karnataka’s budget for ensuing 2014-15 spares the common man from new taxes but taxes those who drink beer and domestically-produced liquor. Presenting the budget, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday told the legislative assembly here that additional excise duty on beer would be increased 13 percent to 135 percent to mobilise additional resources. “I propose to […]