Vijay Mallya’s last nominee on UBL board to step down
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Majority shareholder Heineken has named Berend Odink as director and the chief financial officer of United Breweries to replace Nedungadi, who has been on the board since 2002.
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Mallya resigned from the UBL board in 2017 after markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India disqualified him from being a director of any listed company.
Ravi Nedungadi, the only remaining nominee of Vijay Mallya on the board of
United Breweries, will step down at the company’s annual general meeting on July 29.
Majority shareholder Heineken has named Berend Odink as director and the chief financial officer of United Breweries to replace Nedungadi, who has been on the board since 2002.
Alcobev sales may give States’ revenue a high too
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During the pandemic, various S tates increased tax on the alcobev segment by imposing a Covid cess or rising the excise duty - The Hindu
During the pandemic, various S tates increased tax on the alcobev segment by imposing a Covid cess or rising the excise duty - The Hindu×
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With the alcoholic beverage industry starting to recover, various State governments can expect higher excise duty collection to prop up their falling revenues.
Excise duty on alcohol is the third-largest source of States’ own tax revenues with an estimated contribution of between 12 per cent and 14 per cent. A RBI report (State Finances: A Study of Budgets) shows that during 2019-20, 29 States and the UTs of Delhi and Puducherry had budgeted a combined ₹1,75,501.42 crore from State excise on liquor. This was 16 per cent higher than the ₹