Uncollected tax revenue : New directive from President

March 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to take necessary measures to ensure the full tax revenue owed to the Inland Revenue Department is collected. 

He issued the instructions during a meeting with officials of the Inland Revenue Department held at the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday (05 Mar).

During the discussion, extensive attention was given to the strategies required to achieve the targeted revenue of the Inland Revenue Department for this year. 

The President emphasized the necessity of a more intervention approach than the current mechanisms in place to recover uncollected revenue. (Newswire)