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Dy. Minister clarifies 15% tax on service exports (Video)

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4 months ago

February 26, 2025

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Following the heavy criticism on the imposition of the 15% tax on service exports, Deputy Minister of Economic Development – Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando has issued a clarification.

Making a special statement, the deputy minister said that while ordinary citizens in Sri Lanka are liable to a maximum of 36% income tax, digital service export providers will be taxed only upto a maximum of 15%.

Noting that digital service providers will be exempted from income tax for the first Rs. 150,000, he said that only 6% will be charged for the next Rs. 85,000, and any other income will be subjected to a maximum of 15% tax.

He also says that no tax will be imposed if digital service export providers were taxed 15% (or more) from the foreign country. However, if they have been taxed less than the 15%, only the balance of the 15% will be charged in Sri Lanka under the double tax relief policy.

The statement of the Deputy Minister is as follows :

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Rains expected in several areas today

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29 minutes ago

July 7, 2025

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The Meteorology Department says that several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (July 07).

A few showers may occur in the North-western province.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Strong winds of about 40-50 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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11 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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11 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.