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LNP – Excise duty on all varieties of liquor, wines, beer, fags up by 20%

The Finance Ministry announced today that the excise duty on all varieties of liquor, wine and beer will be increased by 20% as of midnight today.

State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said the duty on cigarettes has been increased by 20% from January 1.

Tyronne Jayamanne

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  • It is rather ironic that, at the same time, Dubai has reduced duty and tax on alcohol to ZERO, while Sri Lanka is going in the opposite direction.