chandigarh the ut excise and taxation department has asked hotels and restaurants which were issued notices for offering one plus one two plus two offers on drinks to submit their replies on september 10the 15 hotels and restaurants will have to submit details like tax paid on promotional drinks reply on advertisement on social media regarding promotional drinks and promoting free liquor to check the evasion the record of sale of drinks and tax paid on every single drink will be matched by the department tax officialsthe department had issued challans to the 15 outlets that were found offering one plus one and two plus two offers on drinks after issuing advertisements through an online food delivery application on raksha bandhan the hotels and restaurants were situated in sectors 7 9 26 and elante mall they will also have to produce details of tax paid on these promotional drinksmeanwhile the hotelier and restaurant owners have raised objection on the drive conducted by the ut excise and taxation department requesting anonymity a hotel owner said the inspections conducted by the department are affecting their business badly despite paying tax on every single promotional drink they are facing hurdles by the department he saidanother hotelier said as it is a customerdriven market they have to offer discounts to stay in businessrecently the department imposed a penalty of rs 1 lakh on a sector 26based hotel for one plus one offer on liquor the department will also soon impose penalty on eight liquor vends for selling booze without issuing bills to customers