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Know how people's madness for alcohol will help govts earn

Since three days, ABP News has been showing how people had been flouting the rules of lockdown for alcohol. People have been thronging shops since early in the morning and tend to neglect social distancing norms as they queue up. But did you know that alcohol is one of the biggest sources of a government's income. Alcohol will help state governments earn easy money. But amid the times of Coronavirus, is this risk worth it?

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