Import restrictions on vehicles used for public transport to be relaxed

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): A gazette notification is expected to be issued this week relaxing restrictions imposed on import of vehicles used for public transport, revealed Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

Accordingly, import restrictions on lorries, trucks and buses may be relaxed withe the move, the Minister assured.

The move comes in regardless of the warnings from a number of economic analysts that such a relaxation would contribute to the weakening of the foreign exchange rate.

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