Liquor ban to hit hotel staff too, said Raj Rana

The hotels sector was hit in March-end when the Supreme Court banned sale of alcohol at all establishments within 500 metres of highways. Another impact on bigger hotels will come from a Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate of 28 per cent on room rates of Rs 5,000 and above. Raj Rana, chief executive officer (South Asia) at international hotel company Carlson Rezidor, which operates 84 hotels in this country, to Ajay Modi. Edited excerpts:  

It has been almost two months that the Supreme Court banned sale of liquor at establishments within 500 metres of highways. What have been