Maharashtra Govt hikes bar license fee by 15%; associations appeal for its roll back

Maharashtra Govt. had earlier in March announced a hike of 15% on the renewal of excise license for the year 2020-21. All three major trade bodies of F&B- The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI), the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) believe that the move by the Government is equivalent to penalizing a business for non-timely payment of a fee during the worst crisis that mankind has ever faced in last hundred years. There is ZERO cash flow during the lockdown as the industry stands firmly with the nation in its fight against the global pandemic, the COVID-19.