Liquor Price Hike in Karnataka: After approving five guarantees in the state, the government has given a shock to the drinkers. The price of liquor has increased by Rs.10 to Rs.20 per bottle. The price of hard drinks including beer has also gone up.
Bengaluru: The Congress government has given a shock to the alcoholics after the announcement of five guarantees. Liquor Price Hike will increase by Rs 10 to Rs 20 per bottle. There will also be an increase in the price of hard drinks including beer. The price of Budweiser beer has increased from Rs 198 to Rs 220. The price of King Fisher Beer has been increased from Rs 160 to Rs 170. UB premium rate is Rs 125. 135 to Rs. The strong rate has been increased from Rs.130 to Rs.135.
Electricity rate hiked for the 2nd consecutive month: On May 12, the electricity rate was increased by 70 paise per unit in the state. Now the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has hiked the electricity rates again. In the name of ‘Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment Charge’ (FPPCA), it has issued an order to increase the charge from 41 paise to 50 paise for customers of various Eskoms per unit. The revised fee will be applicable from July. However, sources said that the beneficiary consumers of ‘Griha Jyoti’ will be spared from this burden.
However, those who have commercial connections and consumers who are not beneficiaries of Griha Jyoti will be charged. The power rate hike, which was made on May 12, was retroactive to April 1. Therefore, the additional fee for both April and May will be charged in the month of June. Thus in the electricity bill used in the month of June 1.90 per unit. The additional fee will fall. However, this does not apply to ‘Griha Jyoti’ beneficiaries.
Why the fare hike?:
The additional fuel and power purchase cost burdened by the Energy Department from January 1 to March 31 had to be collected from the consumers during the three months between April and June. In this regard, KERC, which had issued an order on March 13, had ordered to collect an additional fee of up to 101 paise per unit for a limited period of 3 months.
However, due to various technical reasons, the rate hike was not implemented in the wake of the election. Thus the adjustment fee from January to March 31 had to be collected by charging an additional charge of 101 paise per unit from July to September. BESCOM had requested KERC to allow it to collect half the fee in each of the two quarters from July to September and from October to December as this is likely to be burdensome. Accordingly, KERC has issued an order on Saturday.
