Government hints out at further restrictions on vehicle imports

20 February 2024 01:18 pm Views - 4198

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Parliament, Feb. 20 (Daily Mirror)- State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya today informed Parliament that the imports of vehicles will be continued.

"We have appointed a committee to look into how we could restrict the vehicles and to determine how many vehicles we need," the State Minister said.

"Sri Lanka has imported only 29 vehicles during the recent past, including 21 double cabs for the Ministry of Health and three ramps for SriLankan Airlines. These ramps are used for airlines," he said.