Sri Lanka: Beer consumption increases following tax reduction in last budget
Beer consumption in Sri Lanka has increased by 12% after the government reduced taxes on beer in the last budget, News1st said on February 21.
The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol said this fact was revealed in the data collected by the Excise Department. Hence, beer’s share of total volume of alcohol consumed in the country is 18%.
The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol predicts the percentage to rise further, owing to the current situation.
Accordingly, a report on the use of beer is expected to be submitted to the president and the health minister.
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