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The vehicle import ban will not be dragged on any longer

By Sahan Rathanasekara

May 21, 2024

State Minister for Finance Mr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that he is ready to import vehicles according to the needs of the country.

Speaking to the media, the state minister says that the government is not ready to keep the import of vehicles closed.

He mentioned that 2000 imports had to be stopped due to the shortage of dollars in the last season and all others have been opened and the only thing left is to allow the import of vehicles.

The Minister of State for Finance added that the amount of reserves in this country is 5.5 billion US dollars.