Excise chief denies claims over issuance of excise license

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Commissioner General of Excise, M.J
Gunasiri, stated that claims made by certain parties regarding the alleged illegal issuance of a large number of excise licenses during the
government policy decision.The Commissioner General further noted that these 172 licenses issued have generated an income of Rs
2.2 billion.Meanwhile, the Excise Commissioner General also said that all the relevant companies have agreed to settle their tax arrears for
2023 and 2024 before November 30.