印度酒精饮料行业呼吁进行税收合理化，该行业指出，在多个邦，一瓶售价100卢比的酒精饮料中，税收占到了价格的65%至70%，在某些市场甚至高达80%。印度国际烈酒与葡萄酒协会首席执行官Sanjit Padhi在接受CNBC-TV18采访时表示，沉重的税负使得制造商以及整个价值链的利润空间十分有限。“在这100卢比的价格中，税收占到了65%到70%之间，在某些邦甚至高达80%。”Padhi说道。
India’s alcoholic beverages industry has called for tax rationalisation, with the sector flagging that taxes account for 65–70% of the price of a ₹100 alcohol bottle in several states and can go as high as 80% in some markets. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Sanjit Padhi, CEO of the International Spirits & Wines Association of India , said the high tax burden leaves limited room for manufacturers and margins across the value chain.“Taxes in that ₹100 is anywhere between 65 to 70%. In some states, it is 80%,” Padhi said.
Padhi认为，各邦应通过提升产品的高端化来增加收入，而不是反复提高税收。他表示，更完善的零售基础设施和定价结构可以鼓励消费者向更高价位的商品转变，从而提升市场价值。这些言论发布之际，印度国际烈酒与葡萄酒协会（ISWAI）估计，印度酒精饮料市场在2025年已达到6.2万亿卢比，较2021年的3.9万亿卢比大幅上涨。
According to Padhi, states should focus on generating higher revenues through premiumisation rather than repeatedly raising taxes. He said better retail infrastructure and pricing structures could encourage consumers to move up the price ladder, thereby increasing the value of the market. The comments come as ISWAI estimates that India’s alcoholic beverages market has reached ₹6.2 lakh crore in 2025, up sharply from ₹3.9 lakh crore in 2021.
Padhi表示，这一时期的销量增长年复合增长率约为4%，而产品的高端化已成为价值增长的关键驱动力之一。
Padhi said volume growth during this period was around 4% CAGR, while premiumisation has emerged as one of the key drivers of value growth.
高端市场的份额已从约29%提升至32%。“从根本上说，政府需要着眼于增加收入，以支持其更广泛的社会活动。这种收入增长不应通过提高税收实现，而应通过产品高端化来实现，”帕迪说道。他还呼吁给予高端酒精产品更大的定价自由，认为当前的价格管制机制可能会延迟价格调整，从而损害投资和创新。据帕迪称，在一些邦，价格审批可能需要两到三年时间，这意味着即使通货膨胀和成本不断上升，企业仍可能长期等待价格调整。
The premium segment has increased its share from around 29% to 32%.“Essentially, the state has to look at generating more revenue, which it should for its larger social activities, not by raising taxes, but by premiumisation,” Padhi said. He also called for greater pricing freedom for premium alcohol products, arguing that current price-control mechanisms can delay price revisions and hurt investment and innovation. According to Padhi, price approvals in some states can take two to three years, meaning companies can be left waiting for price revisions even as inflation and costs rise.“Pricing freedom, especially for premium products, is essential because it drives investment, innovation,” he said.
“定价自由，尤其是针对高端产品，至关重要，因为它能够推动投资和创新，”他说。Hical Technologies与Safran正在探索在印度建立合资企业以生产“阵风”战斗机系统。帕迪质疑了对高端产品实施严格价格管制的必要性，他认为能够负担得起高端产品的消费者应该拥有更多选择。“既然消费者本身就能负担得起，我们为何还要通过价格管制来保护这些高端产品呢？”他说。
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ISWAI的报告估计，AlcoBev行业每年贡献的税收约为40万亿卢比，占印度总税收收入的6.6%，以及各邦自身税收收入的19.1%。帕迪表示，鉴于酒精属于各邦管辖事项，政策制定者，尤其是各邦层面，需要更好地认识到该行业对经济的贡献。该报告还强调了该行业更广泛的经济影响。
The ISWAI report estimates that the AlcoBev sector contributes around ₹4 lakh crore in taxes annually, accounting for 6.6% of India’s total tax collections and 19.1% of states’ own tax revenues. Padhi said the industry’s economic contribution needs to be better recognised by policymakers, particularly at the state level, given that alcohol is a state subject. The report also highlights the sector’s wider economic footprint.
该行业通过国内酒精饮料生产所用的农业投入品，与242万至255万家农场以及1214万至1281万名农民相连。报告还估计，与酒精相关的需求占组织化餐饮业务收入的比例为14%至19%，而在持有酒类许可证的餐饮场所就业的人数为92万至110万人。根据ISWAI的数据，该行业在农业、餐饮和零售领域总共支撑了约1440万个就业岗位。
The industry is linked to 24.2–25.5 lakh farms and 121.4–128.1 lakh farmers through agricultural inputs used in domestic alcoholic beverage production. It also estimates that alcohol-related demand accounts for 14–19% of organised F&B revenues, with 9.2–11 lakh people employed in alcohol-licensed F&B outlets. Overall, the industry supports around 144 lakh jobs across agriculture, F&B and retail, according to ISWAI.
帕迪表示，该行业的目标并非追求更高的产量，而是通过产品高端化和更有效的收入利用来创造更大的价值。“该行业的目标不是推动生产，而是推动更有效的收入利用。我们追求的是：喝得更好，而不是喝得更多，”他说道。
Padhi said the industry’s objective is not to drive higher volumes but to create greater value through premiumisation and better revenue utilisation.“The objective of the industry is not to drive production. The objective of the industry is to drive better revenue utilisation. It’s to drive what we all have: drink better, not more,” he said.