State Minister for Finance Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the President has clearly stated that he cannot impose new taxes on the people of this country.
The State Minister of Finance stated this in the discussion held with the heads of the institutions in the Ministry of Finance to speed up the achievement of the revenue targets of the revenue generating departments with the aim of increasing the government revenue.
“We will bring these discussions to the right place. Obviously, government revenue should be increased. Income should go towards the goals. New taxes cannot be imposed on the people of this country. This is not a political issue. As the head of the state, His Excellency the President has also clearly stated that. Then we have to expand the base in the existing system and collect more from non-payers of income tax.” The Minister of State has further said there.
