The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
Dr. Anil Jayantha said the Government is transitioning from multiple existing processes to a single digitalized refund system without creating a gap, supported by investments including RAMIS integration. He stated that timely, risk-based refunds to exporters should enable them to pay deemed exporters, and that the Inland Revenue Department cannot justify exporters failing to pass on funds. He added that the objective is to ensure the refund system functions properly, with simulations currently underway.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the follow-up question refers to current and past states. As I said, several parallel processes currently exist. We are not abolishing and leaving a vacuum; we are moving to a single system. Significant investment has been made in digitalization and technology. Previously there was reluctance regarding refunds; now stakeholders are engaging and investments are underway, with RAMIS integrated.
¶ 02 On deemed exporters: once exporters receive timely risk-based refunds, paying deemed exporters becomes their responsibility. If exporters fail to pass on funds, IRD cannot excuse that. Our objective is to ensure the refund system functions, with proper simulation now underway.
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