Alcohol manufacturers have been given time till 30th to pay the outstanding taxes to the government.
A group of alcohol producers who failed to pay excise duty were summoned to the Excise Department yesterday (02) in the morning and Excise Commissioner General M.J. Gunasiri had said this.
180 crores in arrears of tax to be paid by these liquor manufacturers this year and last year. Excise Commissioner M.J. said that they will prosecute the liquor manufacturers who fail to pay the duty before that time and do not get the liquor production licenses again. Gunasiri is mentioned there.