Duty-free permit explained
Duty-free permit (or Duty-free vehicle permit or Motor Vehicle Permit on Concessionary Terms) is a permit issued by the Treasury of the Government of Sri Lanka that allows its holder to import a vehicle into Sri Lanka on duties concessions or exempt from certain taxes.[1] [2] The practice had been started by government of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.[3]
Currently entitled
Following category of individuals are entitled to duty-free permits;
- Legislators
- Members of Parliament
- Senior grade officers of the public service, parliament or appointed by cabinet minister.
- Officers of holding the posts of medical officer, engineer, accountant, architect and lawyer.
- Senior executives of state corporations or statutory institutions.
- Senior academics and executives of state universities.
- Executive grade officers in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
- Executive grade officers defined by the Department of Management Services;
- Senior executives
- Charted Engineers, Charted Accountants and Charted Architects
- Chancellors of the Universities
- Registered Medical Officers
- Project Directors, Charted Engineers, Charted Accountants, Charted Architects and lawyers of a development project
- Chairmen and members of a commission established as per the provisions of the constitution
- Military officers
Notes and References
- Web site: Scheme for Issuance of Motor Vehicle Permits on Concessionary Terms . 2018-03-21 . 2018-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309212636/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/documents/10181/48912/tip-2016-01E-full/fe60de6c-601c-4934-99ab-cdcf1f56c3af?version=1.0 . dead .
- Mudalige, Disna (15 May 2017) "Number of duty free vehicle permits reduced: Ravi" Daily News
- Web site: Ajith. Siriwardana. Yohan. Perera . Salaries of MPs not increased for 20 years: State Minister . Daily Mirror. 22 August 2023 . 23 August 2023.