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PUNJAB EXCISE FISCAL (FIRST AMENDMENT) ORDERS, 2020

PUNJAB EXCISE FISCAL (FIRST AMENDMENT) ORDERS, 2020

PUNJAB EXCISE FISCAL (FIRST AMENDMENT) ORDERS, 2020

PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 58 read with sections 31 and 32 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (Punjab Act 'No. 1 of 1914), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following Orders, without previous publication, further to amend the Punjab Excise Fiscal Orders, 1932, namely:

Order - 1.

(1)     These Orders may be called the Punjab Excise Fiscal (First Amendment) Orders, 2020.

(2)     They shall come into force on and with effect from the first day of April, 2020.

Order - 2.

In the Punjab Excise Fiscal Orders, 1932, (hereinafter referred to as the said Orders), in Order 1,-

(a)      in clause (i) after sub-clause(b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(c) the Excise Duty on the PML at wholesale stage, shall be leviable as under:-

(i) if the Ex-Distillery Price (EDP) is equal to or less than the EDP of fixed quota

Rs. 35/- per proof litre

(ii) if the EDP is higher than the EDP of the fixed quota of PML but upto 105% of EDP of the fixed quota; and

Excise duty on wholesale stage (i.e. Rs. 35/- per proof litre) plus Rs. 1/- per proof litre

(iii) if the EDP is higher than 105% of the EDP of fixed quota but not more than 110% of the EDP of the fixed quota.

Excise duty on wholesale stage (i.e. Rs. 35/- per proof litre) plus Rs. 2/- per proof litre"

(b)      in clause (ii), for the existing Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:-

TABLE

"EDP range of IMFL (2020-21)(in Rupees)

Rate of excise duty Per PL (2020-21) (in Rupees)

upto 500

90/-

from 501 to 650

95/-

from 651 to 950

121/-

from 951 to 1l00

147/-

from 1101 to 1200

155/-

from 1201 to 1300

175/-

from 1301 to 1400

180/-

from 1401 to 1500

210/-

from 1501 to 1800

221/-

from 1801 to 2000

230/-

from 2001 to 2300

240/-

from 2301 to 2500

245/-

from 2501 to 2700

285/-

from 2701 to 3000

290/-

from 3001 to 3200

295/-

from 3201 to 3500

300/-

from 3501 to 4000

315/-

from 4001 to 4500

336/-

from 4501 to 5000

400/-

from 5001 to 7000

420/-

above 7000

442/-"

(c)      for clause (iii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -

"(iii) On conversion of quota of PML to EMFL, the excise duty on the converted brands of IMFL, shall be payable by L-2 Licensees at the time of issuance of permits on the following rates, namely:-

(a) for the brands of IMFL having EDP upto rupees nine hundred and fifty per case

Half of the Excise Duty leviable at L-1 stage

(b) for brands of IMFL having EDP of rupees nine hundred and fifty one to rupees twelve hundred

75% of the Excise

Duty leviable at L-l Stage

(c) For the brands having EDP above rupees twelve hundred

Normal rate of the Excise Duty leviable at L-l Stage

The above Excise Duty is in addition to the Excise duty leviable under this Order and Order 1-AA."

Order - 3.

In the said Orders, in Order 1-A, for the words "sixty two", the words "sixty-eight" shall be substituted.

Order - 4.

In the said Orders, in Order 1-AA, for the words "three hundred twenty four", "three hundred fifty five" and 'fifty five", the words "three hundred twenty-nine", "three hundred fifty-nine" and "fifty-seven" shall, respectively, be substituted.

Order - 5.

In the said Orders, for Order 1-F, the following order shall be substituted, namely:-

"1-F. A bottling fee shall be charged on IMFL and Beer when sold within or outside State and out of India, at the following rates, namely:-

TABLE

Serial. No.

EDP of IMFL or EBP of Beer per case

Rate of bottling fee (Rs. Per Bulk litre)

1.

Upto Rs. 650/-

1.00

2.

From Rs. 651/- to Rs. 2000/-

1.25

3.

Above Rs. 2000/-

1.50

The bottling fee, shall be leviable when the brew or blend is issued for bottling. No licensee shall start the process of bottling unless this fee is paid."