The Hon. Kabir Hashim
Kabir Hashim questioned the Government’s vehicle import revenue targets, noting that Rs. 428 billion had been cited at the Committee on Public Finance. While accepting revenue collection from luxury vehicles, he argued that steep price increases for motorbikes, three-wheelers, and small cars unfairly burden ordinary users, and proposed reducing duties on small-vehicle categories.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, you spoke of vehicle imports and large expected revenue—Rs. 428 billion was mentioned as a target at the Committee on Public Finance. While revenue from luxury vehicles is understandable, prices of small vehicles have skyrocketed: a motorbike by Rs. 500,000–1,000,000; three-wheelers from Rs. 1.2 million to Rs. 2 million; an Alto from Rs. 4 million to Rs. 7.5 million. This is unfair. We propose lowering duties in that small-vehicle category.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kabir Hashim. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21890