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. The practice had been started by government of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
Currently entitled
Following category of individuals are entitled to duty-free permits;
- Legislators
- Public officers (who have served a minimum term defined)
- 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
- Officers of the ranks and above lieutenant colonel, wing commander and commander.
References
- "Scheme for Issuance of Motor Vehicle Permits on Concessionary Terms". Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- Mudalige, Disna (15 May 2017) "Number of duty free vehicle permits reduced: Ravi" Daily News
- Siriwardana, Ajith; Perera, Yohan (22 August 2023). "Salaries of MPs not increased for 20 years: State Minister". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 August 2023.