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In addition, sixty-six (66) inspections were carried out on existing private warehouses, while approval was granted for one (1) newly established Private Warehouse to operate. Re-warehousing activities were monitored on one (1) occasion.
EXCISE TAX The staff attached to the Excise Tax
Section reviewed one thousand, one hundred and ninety-six (1,196) transactions related to the manufacture, bottling and entering of
liquor into bonded warehouses, conducted reconciliation activities for the removal of liquor from bonded warehouses for local consumption on eight thousand and forty-four (8,044) occasions and completed reconciliation of records relating to the transfer of liquor to other warehouses on seven hundred and eighty-three (783) occasions. Further, staff also inspected, reconciled and sealed five hundred and sixty (560) consignments of liquor
which were released for export, approved three hundred and thirteen (313) requests for the removal of goods from warehouses for local consumption, approved seven hundred and eighty-four (784) entries for the transfer of goods from bonded warehouses and approved eighty-four (84) permits for the sale of bulk alcohol locally. Random visits were also carried out to ensure that warehouse records and distillery records were correctly maintained by warehouse staff and records in TRIPS were continuously reviewed to ensure that the correct
taxes were paid on alcoholic, petroleum and tobacco products and vehicles. Staff also conducted examinations of motor vehicles based on applications for registration on seven thousand, three hundred and twenty-five (7,325) occasions to ensure that the correct amount of Excise Tax was paid.
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