The Chairman of the Committee on Government Finance, Dr. Harsha De Silva said in the Parliament that the luxury tax on the vehicles that a...
The Chairman of the Committee on Government Finance, Dr. Harsha De Silva said in the Parliament that the luxury tax on the vehicles that are currently approved to be imported into Sri Lanka has been increased to 6-12 million rupees and since a review is required, the investigation has been handed over to the Ministry of Finance. said
The chairman also pointed out that there are many problems in remittance of money to people working abroad in connection with the import of electric vehicles.
There is a need for vehicles in the tourism industry. A special gazette has been published because there is a ban on vehicles. Approval has been given to bring thousands of vehicles through it. This includes 250 mini coaches and buses, 750 vans. A proper system has been prepared for it. This permission is given to brand new vehicles. Our committee approved it.
Also, when people working abroad related to the import of electric vehicles went to remit money, problems arose. Has it been under invoiced, has the tax been paid properly, how is it limited to only two agencies, how come 68% of these vehicles were brought by two agencies. There were many problems as to why there is no online system for this. A joint committee was appointed as our committee to look into this. The Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labor, Central Bank, Immigration and Customs were added to it. They gave us a report. It has certain disadvantages.
A strict investigation has been ordered into this. Vehicles cannot be brought through the scheme. But the luxury tax has been increased to 6-12 million rupees for vehicles that have been approved to bring. We have handed it over to the Ministry of Finance to look into this again. Looking forward to an investigation into this."
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