State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has concluded the investigation activities regarding the alleged ‘sugar tax scam’.
In response to a question raised by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa during today’s Parliamentary session, Siyambalapitiya expressed that the relevant documents of the investigations have been forwarded to the Attorney General in order to obtain his advice regarding the prosecution in relation to the matter.
He mentioned that the response of the Attorney General has also been received so far.
Meanwhile, the State Minister revealed that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has carried out a forensic audit regarding 12 institutions and that they have recovered Rs. 310 million from the profits generated through the alleged scam by 06 companies.
