President meets senior officials of Sri Lanka Customs Department and Inland Revenue
A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and senior officials of Sri Lanka Customs Department and Inland Revenue Department took place at the President’s Office yesterday.
There was a discussion about improving the operational efficiency of the two relevant departments in the government’s extensive economic and regulatory reforms.
The officials of the two departments informed the President about the challenges they have to face in revenue management and tax collection.
The importance of establishing strong coordination between the Inland Revenue Department and the Customs Department was emphasized at this discussion in order to deal effectively with those problems. Prevention of tax evasion and further improvement of revenue collection were also discussed.