Get ready to pay more for electricity, buying liquor and vehicles in the city as Chandigarh Administration has imposed cow cess on these services. The Administration on Wednesday notified cow cess on buying of two wheelers and four wheelers, consumption of electricity, buying of country liquor, whisky and beer. The residents will have to shell out Rs 500 as cow cess for the purchase of four wheelers and Rs 200 for buying two wheelers in the city, the notification stated.
The electricity consumers will have to pay two paisa per unit as cow cess. The move will affect more than 2.25 lakh consumers of all categories. Apart from this, cow cess is also imposed on liquor bottles. Rs 5 each will be charged as cow cess on bottles of country liquor, whisky and beer in Chandigarh.
