The Government will implement the Random Access Management Information System (RAMIS), a method to collect data on tax evaders and officials who do not collect taxes properly from December this year.
The RAMIS system will monitor Banks, the Customs and the Excise Department under the Inland Revenue Department.
This system was introduced to Sri Lanka many years ago and officials were sent overseas for training, but the system’s implementation had been delayed due to various technical issues. The program will be launched on the advice of the President’s Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka.
The new system will help officials to collect income tax, detect tax evaders, and identify those who had not opened income tax files and officials who had failed to collect income tax.
After President Ranil Wickemesinghe took office, Sagala Ratnayaka was instructed to implement and maintain the RAMIS system. The new system will be implemented in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and a data collection network will also be set up. Authorised Heads of the Government could monitor the system with their mobile devices or computers.
