The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Chamara Sampath Dasanayake asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for details on duty-free vehicle permits issued to government employees since the suspension of vehicle imports, including whether imports under those permits remain suspended, the duration of any suspension, and the procedure if permission is granted. He also urged Ministers to provide proper answers to parliamentary questions, referring to an outstanding response concerning a committee report related to the Police Minister.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of duty-free vehicle permits issued to government employees since the suspension of importation of vehicles to Sri Lanka; (ii) the decision taken regarding importation of vehicles under those permits; (iii) whether such importation has been suspended; (iv) if so, the duration of such suspension; and (v) the procedure to be followed if permission is granted for importation under those permits? (b) If not, why?
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, Ministers of this Government answer even the hard questions; but for some, there are no answers. The Minister in charge of Police was told about a committee report—it arrived a month ago. Please give us proper answers; we ask with difficulty on behalf of the people.
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11091