President directs to digitize the Inland Revenue Department to achieve digital economy goals by 2030

2030 ஆம் ஆண்டளவில் இலங்கையின் டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார மூலோபாய இலக்குகளை அடைவதற்கு உள்நாட்டு இறைவரித் திணைக்களத்தை (IRD) பலப்படுத்தல் மற்றும் டிஜிட்டல் மயமாக்க வேண்டியதன் அவசியத்தை ஜனாதிபதி அநுரகுமார திசாநாயக்க வலியுறுத்தினார். உள்நாட்டு இறைவரித் திணைக்களம், டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stressed the need to strengthen and digitize the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to achieve Sri Lanka’s digital economy strategy goals by 2030. The President made this statement during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat today (08) with representatives of the Inland Revenue Department, the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Ministry of Finance.

During the discussion, special attention was paid to how to continue to advance the existing RAMIS (Revenue Administration Management Information System) system in the Inland Revenue Department and the process of obtaining it at the national level, identifying the current shortcomings in the RAMIS system and providing technical solutions for this. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pointed out that digitization is essential for effective tax administration. The main objectives of this initiative, namely reducing tax fraud, simplifying the tax system, increasing tax transparency and introducing POS (Point of Sale) machines for transactions, were also discussed here. It is also expected that through this initiative, the country’s tax base will be broadened and the tax payment process will be made much easier for the public. Officials of the Inland Revenue Department stated here that the digitalization objectives of the Inland Revenue Department will be achieved more easily due to the intervention of the current government by establishing a Ministry of Digital Economy. The digitalization of the Inland Revenue Department is an important step in the government’s overall digitalization program and is expected to contribute significantly to the economic growth of Sri Lanka. A group of officials from the Ministry of Digital Economy, the Ministry of Finance and the Inland Revenue Department, including Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Senior Advisor to the President on the Digital Economy Hans Wijesuriya, participated in the event.