Liquor Industry seeks 15 per cent hike in prices, blames West Asia crisis

By Shailesh Yadav New Delhi [India], March 25, (ANI): The Indian alcoholic beverage industry is sounding the alarm. Battered by soaring raw material costs triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict, two of India's most powerful industry bodies have formally urged state governments to approve significant price hikes of 15 per cent.