TIN to be issued using NIC numbers: Siyambalapitiya

24 January 2024 03:49 pm Views - 2362

Ruwanwella, Jan. 24 (Daily Mirror)-  The government is considering issuing the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the assistance of the Department for Registration of Persons, using the National Identity Card (NIC) numbers, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

The Minister said this decision was taken at a meeting to provide the public with the TIN very easily while the normal procedure to obtain the TIN is still in progress.

He told reporters in Ruwanwella that the TIN will be issued using the database of the 15 million of the 18 year-olds in the country.

The Minister said a complete database on state revenue could be created after the introduction of the digital identity card in the future.