Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa states that U.L. Udaya Kumara Perera has been appointed as the new Excise Commissioner General.

He is a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Service, serving as a Commissioner in the Inland Revenue Department.

Also, U. D. N. Jayaweera, a Special Grade Officer of the Inland Revenue Service, who is currently acting as the Commissioner General of Excise, has been re-attached to the Inland Revenue Department.