Excise Department denies reports of liquor supplies being stopped

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The Excise Department says that the news published on some media and social media that the production of liquor will be stopped after March 22, 2022 due to the shortage of ethanol is untrue.

There are 23 licensed distilleries operating in the country producing arrack and other locally and it is still possible to obtain the required raw material including ethanol from the local market, the department said in a statement.

The announcement is below.

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