Businessmen appeal for lifting of vehicle import ban!
Businessmen have again requested the government to allow the import of cars, it is reported.They point out that with the cessation of imports, the price of used vehicles has doubled and tripled.People who dream of buying a car for the first time are now facing a major crisis, they say.
Recently, the President said that electric vehicles will be allowed to be imported. Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has also stated this.As an exchange control measure, the government has restricted vehicle imports. The decision not to import vehicles has been a result of that.
Vehicle importers point out that vehicle imports are a major source of tax revenue for the government.
