Sri Lankan migrant workers who remitted foreign exchange through official channels last year have been allowed to import electric vehicles
Sri Lankan migrant workers who remitted foreign exchange through official channels from May 1 to December 31, last year have been allowed to import an electric vehicle through a permit granted by the government at present.
They are allowed to import an electric vehicle with CFI value equivalent to half of the amount of currency sent to the country.
He said that the taxes to be paid to the government had to be paid in foreign currencies when importing electric vehicles.
Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has already submitted a Cabinet paper in this regard.