The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
Dr. Anil Jayantha stated that vehicle imports under official permits are temporarily suspended, while officers retain the right to apply for permits. He provided annual permit figures, noting that larger numbers were issued in previous years, and argued that the current Government should not be blamed for the accumulated issue while it is working to stabilize the economy. He also urged the Opposition not to emotionally incite officers over the matter.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I clearly said vehicle imports under those permits are temporarily suspended. I also cited figures: total permits 25,508. Those officers have the right to apply. In 2025 only 2,043 permits have been issued; in 2020, 5,373; in 2021, 2,972; in 2022, 3,340; in 2023, 5,718; in 2024, 6,062. The largest numbers were issued then—when you held office. You should have addressed it then. Do not dump all these problems on our Government now when we are stabilizing the economy. Also, do not incite officers emotionally against us.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11104