The Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) clarified that no vehicles, including lightweight vehicles, will be imported within the current year or before the election. The association said that the decision was taken following a discussion held by the Finance State Minister. According to the discussion, vehicle importation will take at least another year. However, upon resuming importation, buses and lorries will be the first batch imported, primarily for tourism purposes. Buses and lorries will exclusively be imported through the members of our association, with a maximum import time of one month. The discussion primarily centred around importing electric vehicles, although fuel-powered vehicles will also be included among them. There was also discussion with the state minister on reducing the import tax imposed (18%) on importers when importing vehicles. The government is focused on resuming vehicle imports in four stages soon after receiving the report over the potential impact of lifting vehicle import restrictions. (ICE NEW DELHI)

Fonte notizia: The Daily Star