According to the Excise Department, the granting of soft liquor licences to tourist hotels and restaurants has been temporarily halted.
According to Kapila Kumarasinghe, Additional Commissioner General of the Excise Department, this action was taken in accordance with a court ruling.
Following a suggestion from the Tourism Ministry, the granting of soft liquor licences to hotels and restaurants registered with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) began. To far, over 400 tourism enterprises in the nation have received these licences, he continued.
