NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 4
Tipplers in Tamil Nadu can have their drink in Tamil Nadu as the state government has decided to open the TASMAC liquor shops from May 7.
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In a statement issued here the government said the TASMAC liquor outlets will be opened from May 7 onwards. The outlets will function between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The decision to open the liquor outlets in the state has been taken to control the movement of people in the state border areas with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh as liquor shops have been opened there, the government order said.
However liquor shops located in the containment zones will continue to be closed, the order said.
According to the government, social distance of six feet should be maintained between persons standing in a queue in TASMAC outlets.
For the state government, the sale of liquor is a major source of revenue and this was stopped for the past 40 days due to nationwide lockdown.
On Sunday night the government increased the value added tax on petrol and diesel. As a result the retail prices of petrol went up by Rs 3.25 per litre and that of diesel by Rs 2.50 per litre.
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