Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- The need for a tax ombudsman in Sri Lanka sparked renewed calls from experts this week, who advocated for the establishment of the position to improve trust, fairness and efficiency placed on the tax system. With the increased flow of information between the tax administrators and taxpayers, experts opined that the appointment of a tax ombudsman would help the government facilitate the much-needed taxpayer compliance. Although the idea was suggested in both the 2017 and 2023 budget speeches, they pointed out that the proposal is yet to materialise, as Sri Lanka still lacks a proper legal mechanism to address the taxpayer grievances. "A tax ombudsman will make sure that the taxpayers will not face any unfair treatment a...