Every tax payer to get SMS on tax update under NPP government: Anura Kumara

Colombo, August 24 (Daily Mirror)- A National People's Power (NPP) government will collect reasonable tax in a transparent manner and every tax payer will be informed of the taxes paid and how it is utilised by the end of every year through an SMS, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Speaking at a rally in Balangoda, he said this system will be introduced within two to three years after taking over the government.

"After two to three years time, we will send an SMS to the mobile phone of the tax payers at the end of every year, giving them an update on the amount of taxes paid by him or her and how the tax money was utilised such as on education, health road development etc. Then, tax payers will know how the tax money paid by them are spent," he said.

Dissanayake said people and businessmen like to pay taxes and that they do not like the tax money being looted.

"When a tax is paid, people must receive its benefits in return. We will collect a reasonable tax in a transparent manner," he said.