Rs. 2.3 b tax revenue to Excise Dept. outstanding: COPA

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Outstanding tax revenue due to the Excise Department for the period of five years ending December, 2019 stands at Rs. 2,376.2 million, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) heard yesterday.
Of this amount, tax arrears amounted to Rs. 479.9 million while delay charges amounted to Rs. 1,896.3 million, Excise Department officials told the Committee.
Commissioner General of Excise A. Bodaragama and other officials informed the Committee that legal action has been taken to recover the arrears.

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