CO2 from Beer Fermentation Not Subject to Excise Duty; Seen as Inevitable By-Product, Not Manufactured Good.

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....Levy of duty of excise - captive consumption of by-production - It is observed that CO2 herein is produced in the fermentation tank during fermentation of a mixture called “wort” which ultimately ferments to Beer, the final product however with the simultaneous inevitable emission of CO2 gas. This particular observation is sufficient to hold that formation of CO2 cannot be called as manufacture - no separate treatment is given to “wort” mixture for emission of CO2 which is inevitable consequence of fermentation of said “wort” mixture into Beer that CO2 in the present facts and circumstances cannot be held to have been manufactured product which is excisable. - AT....