President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a gazette notice raising the excise duty from yesterday (1). Sri Lanka Latest News
The tax of Rs 6,000 to Rs 6,840 on each liter of special alcohol produced in a licensed manufacturing plant established in the country, and the tax of Rs 6,600 to Rs 7,320 on each liter of foreign spirits produced in the country. It is mentioned in the gazette announcement that
Liquor manufacturing companies say that with this increase in excise duty, the price of alcohol will have to be increased further. –
Source: Lankadeepa
