State Minister Siyambalapitiya’s tax paying labour force numbers don’t work
Only 120,965 persons or 2.6 percent of the labour force, who are earning over Rs.100,000 per month, are subjected to the PAYE tax.
Daily Mirror | February 11, 2023
Posted on: 16 March, 2023
False
State minister Siyambalapitiya fails on success of tax collection
We set a target to collect Rs. 915 billion in tax incomes through IRD in 2022. I’m delighted to say that we have been able to achieve 68.4% of this annual target at the end of September, which is in spite of the projected 8.2% contraction of GDP this year.
Daily Mirror | November 4, 2022
Posted on: 8 December, 2022
Partly True
MP Mahindananda misled by mislabelling in govt. reporting
In the year 2021, there are five hundred and seven thousand income files. Of this, 292,000 are individuals and 68,000 are companies
Parliament of Sri Lanka YouTube Channel | September 8, 2022
Posted on: 13 October, 2022
Partly True