Haryana's new excise policy allows pubs and bars in plush hotels to stay open all night.
The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
The excise policy for 2008-09 pegs the license fee for pubs and bars in four-star and above hotels at Rs 10 lakh. However, by paying double that, the hotel can keep the bar open 24 hours. Bar timings can be extended by two hours on payment of an additional Rs 5 lakh.
Relief was also provided to the licensees — the system of payment of 80% license fee in eight installments has been revised to nine and the last date for depositing the fee has been pushed back from the 15th of each month to the 20th. Haryana residents, who could keep a maximum of 72 bottles of liquor, can now stock as many as 108 bottles.
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