TIN Mandatory for Your Revenue Licence From Nov 1 — Then Why Renew Without One?

From November 1, a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) certificate became mandatory to renew your vehicle revenue licence or open a bank account. Within days, the Finance Ministry clarified that people without a TIN can still renew their licence under "special arrangements" meant to stop counters turning people away. One side: that's just common sense. Blocking a basic service like a revenue licence over a tax registration number would have hit retirees, three-wheeler owners and anyone who's never had to file, especially with the rule barely explained before it kicked in. The other side: if the exception swallows the rule inside a week, what was the mandate actually for, besides making everyone panic-queue for a TIN some of them may never need? It also leaves RMV and bank staff guessing who to turn away and who to wave through. Did your RMV office or bank actually ask you for a TIN this week, or let it slide anyway? And should a basic service like a revenue licence ever be tied to a separate tax registration in the first place? රෙව්නිව් ලයිසන්ස් දාන්න TIN ඕනද නැද්ද කියලා හරියටම දැනගත්තද? අත්දැකීම් කියන්න.