Duty-free permit

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
- Provincial councilors
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.

[1] "Scheme for Issuance of Motor Vehicle Permits on Concessionary Terms". Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

[2] Mudalige, Disna (15 May 2017) "Number of duty free vehicle permits reduced: Ravi" Daily News

[Perera-3] Siriwardana, Ajith; Perera, Yohan (22 August 2023). "Salaries of MPs not increased for 20 years: State Minister". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 August 2023.