Ethyl alcohol or ENA in its purest form is levied different tariffs based on its usage. An official from the excise department said that ethyl alcohol imported for industrial and commercial purposes will have 28% GST levied against it. However, they do not have machinery within states to keep an eye on the misuse of imported ethyl alcohol. Since it has been debated so much, the centre ceded the rights to the states on industrial ethyl alcohol also, he added. “It is very easy to dilute it (ethyl alcohol) to consume as alcohol, or even to sell alcohol without any licenses.

Source: Hindustan Times October 26, 2023 09:29 UTC