tipplers in tamil nadu will have to dig deeper into their pockets to enjoy imported foreign liquor and varieties from other states as tasmac the staterun liquor corporation has raised the maximum retail prices as per toi report the revised mrp list indicates a nominal increase for beer varieties with a hike of rs 10 for 330 ml tins and rs 20 for 500 ml tinshowever the prices of vodka whisky gin and rum varieties have seen substantial hikes with rs 240 increase for 700 and 750 ml bottles and a staggering rs 320 increase for onelitre bottles this rise is attributed to the special fee for agents of imported liquors toi stated advt the mrp list boasts over 500 varieties and brands of imported liquor but consumers have expressed discontent as only about 10 per cent of these varieties are available at retail shops imported liquors are exclusively sold at specific shops previously known as elite shops found in malls and a few other shopping complexesfurthermore tasmac has also raised prices for liquor varieties procured from other states while 18 liquor varieties have become costlier by up to rs 320 sources indicate that only three of these varieties are widely available at all retail shops for instance 100 pipers blended scotch whisky previously sold for rs 460 per 180 ml now retails at rs 520 and globus wines price has increased from rs 140 to rs 170 per 180 mlmeanwhile tasmac has also warned its staff that they will face suspensions if they charge customers more than the maximum retail price mrp for liquortasmacs managing director s visagan has sent a circular to all senior regional managers instructing them to take action against supervisors and salesmen if mrp violations are reported failure to do so will result in penalties for the managers themselves in a stern warning the staff that they will be suspended for overcharging et online published on jul 21 2023 at 0808 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app tamil nadu liquor prices liquor prices liquor prices tamil nadu tamil nadu tamsac liquor prices tamil nadu whisky price hike tamil nadu liquor prices hike homenewsimported whisky rum vodka gin to get costly in tamil nadu heres why