The Committee on Public Accounts has decided to publish the list of large non-taxpayers in the media in the future.
The Chairman of the Committee Prof. Tissa Vitarana has instructed the Inland Revenue Department to submit the list of such non-paying institutions to the Committee within two months.
The Auditor General said that steps should be taken to recover the taxable taxes expeditiously and thereby increase the government revenue. P. C. Wickramaratne stated in the committee.
The Committee on Public Accounts also discussed the need for the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance to work together to expedite the settlement of a number of Inland Revenue cases in the courts.
The need to amend the Arrears Tax Act expeditiously has been addressed by the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Hon. M. C. Chairman Prof. Tissa Vitarana has instructed the Inland Revenue Commissioner’s Department to submit the relevant proposals immediately.
Special Audit Report on Arrears of Taxes and Penalties due to Taxpayers was discussed at the Committee Meet