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Dubai to reinstate liquor tax from next month

Spiritz

Dubai will reintroduce the 30 percent liquor sales tax starting January 1, 2025. In January 2023, Dubai had suspended the tax and eliminated the fee for personal liquor licence in order to enhance the city's appeal to expatriates, tourists, and international businesses amidst competition from neighbouring Gulf cities.

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Gujarat issues more liquor permits in FY 2023

Spiritz

percent liquor licences in the fiscal year 2022-23 from its previous fiscal. The state government data revealed that 39,888 people in the state hold liquor consumption permits as of 31st December 2023. However, between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023, this figure was 17,461, reflecting a 24.8 percent increase.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023: Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure Seminar

Chilled Magazine

In Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure, industry professionals discussed the ins and outs of bar management, including staff retention, getting the most out of your liquor representative and supplier relationships, and the various aspects of bar ownership. Investing in your people returns to you multifold,” she said.

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Why Tiramisu Never Goes Out of Style

Imbibe Magazine

Traditionally, tiramisu features an espresso- and liquor-soaked pastry layered with sweetened mascarpone and dusted with cocoa powder. From 2018 and 2023, that number grew by 3.8 Historians debate the dessert’s exact origins, though many believe it was created in Treviso, Italy, in the mid-19th century. percent on average each year.

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The States That Drink the Most Liquor in America (2023) [MAP]

VinePair

million gallons of spirits in 2023, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) — likely driven by the ongoing bourbon boom and tequila’s rapid rise. gallons consumed in 2023, and the Midwest rounds out the top three with 146.8 With over 8.1 billion gallons of alcohol consumed in the U.S. And while U.S.

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Liquor permits surged in Gujarat

Spiritz

Gujarat has experienced a substantial 58 percent surge in the number of health-based liquor permit holders over the past three years, reaching a total of 43,470 as of November 2023, up from 27,452 in November 2020, according to the data compiled by the State Prohibition Department.

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Auctioning of liquor vends in Chandigarh faces challenges

Spiritz

In the second round of liquor vends’ auction in Chandigarh, only 10 out of 46 unsold liquor vends were auctioned. In the first round, 51 liquor vends were auctioned. crore for the 10 sold liquor vends in Chandigarh in the second round of auction, the department fetched just Rs 38.18

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