The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake urged that proposed measures be relaxed until key state and trade-related systems, including e-filing, the Registrar of Companies, ASYCUDA and Sri Lanka Customs, are sufficiently online and functional. He argued that the priority should be building an effective system rather than merely raising revenue, and called for collective effort to strengthen the economy.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Presiding Member, I know you are asking me to conclude.
¶ 02 You too are one of those 159. You know business—you at least have that practical knowledge. Therefore, I request: until 51% of processes are online, until e-filing is working, until the Registrar of Companies functions, until ASYCUDA is working, and until Sri Lanka Customs is fully online, please relax these measures a little. This is not about raising revenue—it is about building the system. I greatly appreciate that you courteously and precisely managed the time when Mr. Wasantha Samarasinghe answered questions.
¶ 03 Let us come together to build a strong economy for this country. I pray we will have the strength to take this country forward.
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