Liquor traders to boycott Kingfisher beer

The Goa Liquor Traders Association has vowed to boycott United Breweries' Kingfisher beer, alleging that the company was cheating the State government by evading VAT to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore a year

TEAM HERALD

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PANJIM: The Goa Liquor Traders Association has vowed to boycott United Breweries’ Kingfisher beer, alleging that the company was cheating the State government by evading VAT to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore a year, by not including the bottle deposit in the maximum retail price, like other beer companies such as Tuborg, Foster’s or Budweiser

“We are not doing anything illegal. We are holding a meeting (with the traders) on March 11 and a solution will be arrived at,” Govind Tiwari, Divisional Vice President of UB group has said.

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