The International Monetary Board (IMF) has refuted media reports that suggested it discussed or recommended digital service tax with Sri Lankan government under the current Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the global lender said.
“The IMF has not discussed any plans for a digital services tax with the Sri Lankan authorities in the current program, nor has it provided any recommendation on whether or not Sri Lanka should sign on to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 inclusive framework agreement for international corporate taxation,” an IMF spokesperson said.
Stressing that revenue mobilization is a key pillar of the IMF program with Sri Lanka, the IMF Spokesperson noted as part of the upcoming first review of the EFF program currently scheduled in September, the IMF plans to discuss with the authorities how best to mobilize additional revenues. “This could include considering the benefits and challenges with introducing a digital service tax,”
The IMF will work with the authorities to put in place reforms that are in the best interest of Sri Lanka and its people, the IMF Spokesperson said.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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