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Deputy Minister clarifies what happened to AliExpress & Parcel Imports D: newswire.lk/0r3c

දේශීය ගොවියා නඟා සිටුවීම සඳහානෙ ඉතින් මේ ඔක්කොම 🥲🖕🏼 දැන් ඒකත් හරි #lka

🇱🇰 රට අනුරට 🤡 #SLnews #Colombo #Sinhala #AnuraFail #NPPFail

ලොන්ඩරිය සිරසයි සියත ගලි වලයි

🚨 SRI LANKA GOES AFTER BIG TECH: 18% VAT on Non-Resident Digital Services 🇱🇰💻 Starting October 1, 2025, all foreign digital platforms — Netflix, Google, Starlink, Meta, Binance, Bybit, Spotify, Shopify, Amazon, etc. — MUST register, collect, and remit 18% VAT on services to Lankan users. This is massive. Here’s what you need to know 👇 📊 What’s Covered? Streaming. Cloud. SaaS. E-comm. Marketing. Gaming. FinTech. Memberships. Anything digital. If it touches Lankan consumers — it’s taxable. 💰 Flat 18% VAT No tiered rates. Simple. Brutal. Either passed to users or taken from platform margins. 📈 Who’s Affected? Any foreign digital provider earning: • LKR 60M+ in past 12 months (~USD 195K) • LKR 15M+ in past 3 months (~USD 49K) 🌍 What if they ignore it? IRD threatens blacklisting or service blocks for non-compliance. But here’s the kicker — Sri Lanka has no jurisdiction over global giants with no local office. So the real game is: → Voluntary compliance → Platform goodwill → UX-based deterrence 🧾 Returns & Payments • File quarterly • Pay in LKR or approved FX • Keep records 5 years • Use IRD e-services portal 💣 The Catch • FX volatility = accounting headaches • Low threshold means small players get trapped too • Global enforcement is shaky — depends on platform cooperation 👥 Impact on Sri Lankan Consumers & Users? Expect prices to rise. Spotify sub? Ads? Cloud API? Likely up 18%. Loophole seekers may turn to grey routes, VPNs, or P2P alternatives. 🧠 Strategic Playbook This is Sri Lanka’s boldest tech tax move yet. A revenue grab. A leveler for local digital firms. But its success? Depends entirely on global compliance and platform integration. Sri Lanka just declared: “Tax us, or get lost.” #SriLanka #DigitalTax #VAT #TechPolicy #BigTech #NetflixTax #CryptoTax #NFTs #Streaming #Cloud #Meta #Google #Stripe #Amazon #Ecommerce #AsiaRegulations #DigitalEconomy #IMF2025 #LKAfinance #KPMG #SaaS #Fintech #TechLaw #TaxReform #ColomboTech

මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ කියන්නේ සංස්කෘතියක්!

Visited former Southern Province Chief Minister H.G. Sirisena and inquired into his well-being. Wishing him continued strength and good health. A respected leader whose service is always remembered.

Even in Sri Lanka’s prisons, we protect children of inmates- feed them, play with them, and shield them from blame. So why are we jailing a 21-year-old for crying out in grief? When did we start treating trauma like a crime?” #SriLanka #JusticeOrCruelty #ProtectOurChildren

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Finally, your side has fallen into the trap set by Pohottu. Pohottu knows the next election is still far away, so they don’t want to fight the government right now. it’s too early. Instead, they want to make sure your party is removed from the next election. Their goal is to make the next election a contest between only Pohottu and the NPP. For over a decade, your party won elections by calling Rajapaksa a thief. People voted for your party because they believed it was far better than Pohottu. But now, Pohottu is closely aligned with your party, making your decade-old slogan look like a complete lie. That’s exactly what Pohottu wants. now the next election will be easier for them. Sajith has done to your party what Ranil did to the UNP.

This meeting was a cross-party initiative requested by the surfing community in Weligama. Nearly 70 businesses have been destroyed with no forward planning, affecting the livelihoods of 2,500 to 3,000 families. I was unable to attend as I had to be present at two funerals. One was the father of one of my closest friends and the other was a dear friend who was tragically shot in Kandana a few days ago. Thank you @RajapaksaNamal for speaking to those affected. I hope you will also engage with the SJB parliamentary team to effectively address this issue in Parliament. #lka

Met the surf community in Weligama, a destination globally loved by surfers. Without a proper plan, demolishing establishments will harm tourism, the surfing industry, and local livelihoods. SJB MP Chathura Galappaththi came forward to support the community, while @RehanJayawick also expressed his interest and extended his support. Encouraging to see leaders, irrespective of party lines, rallying around the protection of tourism, surf culture, and our coastal environment. #Weligama #SurfCommunity

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Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 E-commerce Tax Crisis Still waiting for your TEMU or AliExpress package? Here's what's really happening behind the scenes — and why your cheap gadgets are stuck in customs limbo. ⭕ Until two weeks ago, e-commerce parcels from TEMU/AliExpress/eBay were processed via "informal methods." ⭕ Agents declared items in bulk as "miscellaneous/personal goods" and paid a few hundred rupees (Rs. 350 - 800) per kg in taxes. ⭕ Low volume = low revenue risk. Everyone was happy with this workaround. Then TEMU happened. 📱 ⭕ Aggressive marketing. Ultra-low prices. Ads everywhere. Suddenly, everyone with a smartphone started ordering. Cargo volume EXPLODED 📈 ⭕ Parliament committees noticed. The government realized massive revenue losses. Questions arose: "Where is this per-kg tax system in Sri Lanka's official tariff?" ⭕ Customs got called out. With no legal basis for the informal system, they pivoted to formal tax collection. ⭕ Result? Every single item (in 10s of 1000s) now needs individual declaration and proper tariff rates based on HS Code. Hence the delays... ⭕ E-commerce is a global issue. Every country is facing this challenge, as trade moves from traditional imports to personal-level e-commerce. What's the global norm? There are two models: 1️⃣ Restrictive Model: Discourages e-commerce. Countries like 🇧🇷 Brazil and 🇮🇳 India impose 60%-90% taxes on cross-border e-commerce, treating them like regular imports. 2️⃣ Open E-commerce Model + Vendor collection: Since tax collection at customs upon arrival is not practical due to massive volumes of individual parcels, countries like 🇸🇬 Singapore and 🇦🇺 Australia use a Vendor Collection Model — platforms collect taxes at checkout and remit them to the destination government via local registered party. 1. Low-value goods: Below threshold (Below de minimis threshold) = no tax 2. Mid-value: Flat rate (like VAT) rate (e.g., 18%) 3. High-value: Requires separate declaration Clean. Transparent. Scalable. 📊 ⭕ For 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Model #2 is the way forward. A vendor collection system is needed. Otherwise? This customs chaos will continue indefinitely. 🤷‍♂️ ⭕ The root problem: Sri Lanka has NO legal framework for collecting import taxes from third-party platforms to adopt a Vendor Collection Model. ⭕ What Sri Lanka needs now is the political will to implement it. Trying to fix global issue with overnight solution like they are doing right now is doomed to fail. ⭕ Sri Lanka's current cross-border e-commerce market is around ~$500 million. It will grow exponentially in the next few years. Without proper solutions, this is going to be a major issue that will hinder 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s economy. #SriLanka #Ecommerce

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මහින්දානන්දලට තීන්දුව ලැබුනම මුන් කිව්වා මොන ආණ්ඩුව තිබ්බත් හොරුන්ට වංචාකාරයන්ට දඩුවම් ලැබෙනවා කියලා.දැන් මුන්ම කියනවා බිමල්ව හිරේ දාන්න වෙන්නේ ඊළග ආණ්ඩුවෙන් කියලා😂 මේ වගේ "yes sir” ගණයේ සට්ටැඹියො හින්දා තමයි සජබෙට අද අන්තිමටම කෙළවෙලා තියෙන්නේ. #කල්පනාකරලාබලන්න

ඒවත් පටන් අරං බාගෙට නතර කළොත් තමයි. කරනවනං ඉවරයක්ම කරන්න ඕන.

නාඩගම් එපා! #කියනකොටඑහෙමයිකරනකොටමෙහෙමයි