Finance

Government to Ease Vehicle Import Restrictions by 2025

  • July 30, 2024

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe announced yesterday that the Government plans to permit the importation of vehicles for private use starting in the first quarter of 2025. Additionally, permission for commercial vehicle imports will be granted by August this year. The initial phase will focus on allowing imports for business and transportation purposes. “Regarding

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Business

Sri Lanka Reviews 100 Vehicle Import Applications to Boost Tourism

  • July 26, 2024

Sri Lanka has received around 100 applications for permits to import vehicles to support the tourism industry, according to Somarathne Vidanapathirana, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Lands. The Cabinet recently approved the import of vans and buses to enhance the fleet for transporting tourists, easing a previous vehicle import ban implemented during a

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