State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya is reported to have said that steps are being taken to convert a person’s National Identity Card number into the relevant Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
The Minister of State has said that this decision was taken after a discussion with the President’s Secretary yesterday (23) in order to give it to the general public more easily while the normal system of getting the tin number is in operation.
The state minister said that this process will be done using the biodata information system of about 15 million people over 18 years of age and said that through this a clear data system about the state income will be created in the country.