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Parliament, March 19 (Daily Mirror)- The government is planning to issue licenses to open 200 wine stores under the FL4 category and 15 of them have already been issued, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa alleged in Parliament today.
He told Parliament that the government must reveal whether a decision has been taken to issue licenses to 200 wine stores, of which 15 have already been given.
Premadasa also revealed that six liquor manufacturing licenses have already been issued targeting the elections.
He said the move is being made under the new Commissioner General of the Excise Department M.J. Gunasiri.
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said the government has not acted outside the prevailing legal framework and that a complete answer will be given to the question if it was raised properly.
The Opposition Leader said a future SJB government will take action to withdraw all such illegal licenses and said stern action will be taken against the Commissioner General of the Excise Department.
"It is wrong to issue liquor licenses tagerting elections," he added.
JUST A THOUGHT Tuesday, 19 March 2024 04:56 PM
LOOKS ALL THOSE WHO GOT THEIR LICENCES APPROVED WILL BE SUPPLYING A FREE BOTTLE OF ARRACK TO CERTAIN AREAS WITH A COULPE OF CRISPY NEW BANK NOTES THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTIONS. NOT FORGETTING THE FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT THEY OFFER, WHICH HAS BEEN THE USUAL IN VILLAGES AND THE REMOTE AREAS.
Drunkard Tuesday, 19 March 2024 05:14 PM
Don't sell out. Please keep me 4 bottles of Arrack.
Joseph Tuesday, 19 March 2024 05:25 PM
So what?
JUST A THOUGHT Tuesday, 19 March 2024 11:50 PM
SO WHAT!! WHAT ERA HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING IN? I GUESS NOT IN THE TIMES WHEN POLITICIANS HAD THEIR SIDE KICKS/GOOLAYAS GIVING OUT BOTTLES OF ARRACK AND A FEW CRISPY NOTES TO VOTERS AND EVEN SUPPLIED TRANSPORT TO GET BUS LOADS TO THE ELECTION BOOTHS.
Anil Tuesday, 19 March 2024 06:28 PM
Is he going to sell Kasippu to this huge influx of tourists ? Only talking but no thinking.
Ranga Tuesday, 19 March 2024 07:15 PM
This guy needs to chill
Spartacus Tuesday, 19 March 2024 09:45 PM
This is a country of pimps, so those who pimped to politicians get there gifts.
Punchi Wednesday, 20 March 2024 05:46 AM
We may have food insecurity but definitely have Alcohol security
wickrama wijayasiri Wednesday, 20 March 2024 06:54 AM
How many new Spas? These are our most 'pressing' issues I presume?
sam silva2 Wednesday, 20 March 2024 06:57 AM
country of alcoholics thanks to CORRUPT POHOTTUWAS and the the rapaksha family!!!! holiest city anuradhapura has 20 outlets and a processing unit, implanted their by mahnda R few decades ago.
Dee Wednesday, 20 March 2024 06:57 AM
A very good move! What else to you want? Illicit hooch joints?
dotv Wednesday, 20 March 2024 07:31 AM
Wine stores ..that is quaint way of naming bottle shops the place a person goes to buy liquor ..be they wine or more hard alcohol ...they are not pubs for the Tourists or bars ..but just walk in or counter delivered alcohol ..why more ? To be more competitive or what ?to bring the prize down to make a choice between alcohol or hard drugs? But in the long run Housewife worries how to reckon with balancing the budget .unless all institutions follow the wage structure of the CB ....
Gal Wednesday, 20 March 2024 08:00 AM
lower the price
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