President urges to pay taxes, pledges legal action on tax abuse

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today urged all citizens to fulfil their tax obligations, assuring that tax revenue will be fully protected and that legal action will be taken against anyone who misuses public funds.

Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘National Tax Week’ held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (June 2), the President said he had reduced his own official expenditures wherever possible to ensure that every rupee of public money is safeguarded.

He also pledged to dismantle the black economy sustained by racketeering, vowing to establish a legal and accountable system to protect public finances.

Marking the launch of the newly introduced online tax platform, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake became the first individual to file tax returns for the 2024–2025 assessment year

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Comments - President urges to pay taxes, pledges legal action on tax abuse

Ram P Monday, 02 June 2025 12:11 PM

When many who applied for TIN on line have not received by those who applied how can they pay tax. I wonder if IRD is acting against government agenda

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Fact Check Monday, 02 June 2025 02:56 PM

The Department said that most of the TINs generated by the IRD were not sent to the account holders because the provided addresses were inaccurate, and many lacked valid email addresses or contact numbers. Not many are totally IT literate to fill PDF and even Word forms. Hence delays

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Zarook Monday, 02 June 2025 04:32 PM

Biggest tax evaders are advising Pacha Kumara. Example Usup and Hulangona.

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Gajendran Tuesday, 03 June 2025 12:52 AM

Cash VAT collected is partly hidden and not remitted to the IRD. All VAT registered organisations should be made cashless as a first step.

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Is this justifiable Monday, 02 June 2025 12:18 PM

Sri Lankan airlines is running on losses at public's tax return.

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CHANGE IS COMING TO OUR NATIONAL CARRIER Monday, 02 June 2025 08:25 PM

COUNTRY HAS TO INVEST TO GET RETURNS. PREVIOUS GOVT DID SWEET NOTHING TO KEEP SRI LANKAN AIRLINES ON TRACK, THEY WERE TOO BUST FEATHERING AND THE AIRLINE WAS RUN DOWN. LET US GIVE THIS GOVT A CHANCE TO GET OUR ONLY NATIONAL AIRLINE BACK ON TRACK. THIS INVESTMENT IS GOOD AND WE HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE THE RESULTS. AS LONG AS THEIR TICKET PRICES ARE REASONABLE THEY HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF COMING UP FAST AND SERVICE MUST BE BK ON TRACK LIKE IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS YEARS ON END, NO MONITORING WAS DONE AND WE GOT INTO A BIG DEBT. GIVE THIS GOVT TIME. WE HAD A GOOD THING GOING, BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH A REPUTED AIRLINE.

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nandakumar Monday, 02 June 2025 12:20 PM

please stop all cash transactions above Rs 50,000/ and the black economy /avoidance of tax is cash based

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Gajendran Tuesday, 03 June 2025 12:51 AM

All VAT registered organisations should be made cashless as a first step. The cash VAT collected is partly hidden and not remitted to the IRD.

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BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 02 June 2025 12:22 PM

Some of us have been paying high taxes for our life time. When the bankruptcy came, all our meagre savings were reduced to 1/3 the value. Now the taxes have increased and this too is again thrown at us, the medium class working citizens who pay taxes with salary. The Politicians and their Business proponents are the biggest winners in this game. Even to buy a small car, we have to suffer because the price has gone up above our devalued savings. At least, a method should be implemented for those who pay regular taxes from their salaried income, a certain reduction when buying a vehicle or medical treatment.

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ANNE CUNT Monday, 02 June 2025 12:25 PM

take sri-lankan airline to courts for us to pay taxes tax payers money is used to fund loss making airline

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SRI LANKAN AIRLINES WILL PROGRESS TO PROSPERITY IN THE FUTURE, MAKE MY WORDS. Monday, 02 June 2025 08:31 PM

NO ANNE, TAKE THE PREVIOUS GOVTS TO COURT, THE AIRLINE WAS RUN DOWN DURING THEIR GOVTS NOT ANURA'S. WHY BLAME THE AIRLINE, BLAME THE SCUM WHO RAN IT TO THE GROUND. UNFORTUNATELY THE GOVT DECIDES WHERE THE TAX PAYERS MONEY GOES/HOW IT IS SPENT AND NOT THE TAX PAYERS. WE HAVE NO DOUBT THIS GOVT WILL ENSURE THAT THE AIRLINE MAKES A CHANGE AND FLYS WITH PRIDE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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Leo Monday, 02 June 2025 12:30 PM

Do your party fund pay taxes?

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Car permits Monday, 02 June 2025 12:38 PM

You have NOT yet refunded the monies you robbed selling the illegally obtained car permits along with your gang which includes 224 parliamentarians. How a about set an example by paying this back for others to follow suit? Then you can start preaching as you too do not possess a Lilly white image.

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Lk Monday, 02 June 2025 12:51 PM

This is a good initiative but what about all looted money and it could exceed many time more than what we collect from taxes : NPP came to power saying that it will bring all looted money. I wonder if they have done any .Moreover , taxing big companies, rich people , rich professionals is good but don’t tax small businesses and small professionals: I agree that no country can survive without taxing but be sensible and reasonable in taxing : give enough time for people to of taxes and don’t robe them/

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Ajith Monday, 02 June 2025 01:39 PM

can you go after the big fish instead of chasing the salaried people

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Rohana Wijeweeram Monday, 02 June 2025 02:22 PM

All Panchanayake knows !! Big Fish are all with him now !! Pinch and squeeze the small Man !!

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Smh Monday, 02 June 2025 02:29 PM

Most Sri Lankans speak proudly of their love for their mother land. So why avoid paying taxes?

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RanjithT Monday, 02 June 2025 02:30 PM

Comrade President. There are about 15 doctors and lawyers as your members of the parliament. Please check whether they have paid their taxes properly.

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Observer Monday, 02 June 2025 03:01 PM

To check whether they have paid their taxes properly is for the DIR , not the President surely. There will be nothing done if the President is required to do these jobs as well.

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Iranna Perera Monday, 02 June 2025 02:56 PM

do a forensic audit on Lyceum International school, you can recover lot of taxes.

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kandy man Monday, 02 June 2025 03:38 PM

Taxes are a burden in this country with the cost living and having paid every day indirect taxes for every thing for day today living. Then seen politicians enjoying their life without a limit out of those taxes make people to think twice in paying the taxes as they know it goes to entertain corrupt politicians. Since the new regime comes in to power there is some satisfaction that the taxes we pay will go to the development of this country.

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Ananda Bopage Monday, 02 June 2025 04:31 PM

Said is easier than done. Has the so called lawyer in NPP national list Lakmali paid her tax properly? Will JVP declare its total assets and pay tax properly?

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kapila Monday, 02 June 2025 05:29 PM

Did you ask the same questions form UNP , SLFP and SLPP

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Dr. Dee esquire Monday, 02 June 2025 09:45 PM

Trackmali!

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ANNE CUNT Monday, 02 June 2025 05:09 PM

Any chance for Namal to become the priminister for Sri-Lanka

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