IN PHOTOS: Mumbai bars prepare to observe statewide bandh to protest tax hike

Updated On: 13 July, 2025 06:52 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Permit rooms and bars in Mumbai were on Sunday seen preparing to observe statewide bandh on July 14 to protest tax hike. Pics/Ashish Raje

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Permit rooms and bars in Mumbai were on Sunday seen preparing to observe statewide bandh on July 14 to protest tax hike. Pics/Ashish Raje

<p>Earlier, Vijay K Shetty, General Secretary of the Indian Hotels and Restaurant Association (AHAR), the association has opposed these tax hikes for the past 15 months</p>

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Earlier, Vijay K Shetty, General Secretary of the Indian Hotels and Restaurant Association (AHAR), the association has opposed these tax hikes for the past 15 months

<p>He said VAT on liquor has doubled from 5 per cent to 10 per cent, licence fees have increased by 15 per cent, and excise duties have gone up by 60 per cent</p>

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He said VAT on liquor has doubled from 5 per cent to 10 per cent, licence fees have increased by 15 per cent, and excise duties have gone up by 60 per cent

<p>Maharashtra’s permit rooms and bars collectively employ around 20 lakh people. With these steep and `draconian` tax hikes, all of those jobs are now at risk, Shetty had said</p>

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Maharashtra’s permit rooms and bars collectively employ around 20 lakh people. With these steep and `draconian` tax hikes, all of those jobs are now at risk, Shetty had said

<p>Rajendra Bakshi, executive secretary of AHAR, had earlier told mid-day, “We are organising this dry day on Monday to make the authorities understand how badly this affects our industry” </p>

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Rajendra Bakshi, executive secretary of AHAR, had earlier told mid-day, “We are organising this dry day on Monday to make the authorities understand how badly this affects our industry”

<p>On Monday, all 19,200 permit rooms and bars across Maharashtra will observe a dry day as a show of unity against the tax increases, which the association says are severely hurting the industry</p>

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On Monday, all 19,200 permit rooms and bars across Maharashtra will observe a dry day as a show of unity against the tax increases, which the association says are severely hurting the industry

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