The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised concerns over vehicle import allowances, claiming that importing more than 1,000 vehicles valued at about US$20,000 each could cause a revenue loss of around Rs. 3.5 billion. He compared current exchange rates and fuel prices with those under former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe, arguing that the rupee has depreciated again and citing petrol and diesel prices as part of his critique of current economic management.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Because of allowances, over 1,000 vehicles valued around US$ 20,000 each could be imported, causing a loss of Rs. 3.5 billion (Rs. 350 crores). When Gotabaya Rajapaksa left office, the dollar was Rs. 360; under Ranil Wickremesinghe when he left, it was Rs. 300; today it is Rs. 334. Fuel then: petrol Rs. 332, diesel Rs. 344.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 19 May 2026 ·No. 23608 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 May 2026. No. 23608. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29258