酒精税占喀拉拉邦收入的22 % ， 是维持其慷慨的福利政策的重要支柱，而喀拉拉邦的福利政策被夸赞为印度最佳社会发展指标。
Excise duties on liquor account for 22% of the state revenues that sustain generous welfare programs in Kerala, which boasts the best social development indicators in India.