Govt to facilitate electric vehicle imports by migrant workers to promote remittances

The Cabinet of Ministers has given the nod for two proposals made by Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara to promote migrant worker remittance.

Accordingly, the provision of an additional duty concession allowance for migrant workers upon their arrival based on the amount of remittance transmitted through official channels was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Further, a license to import an electric vehicle equivalent to 50% of remittance transmitted through legal channels was also green-lighted.

Cabinet of Ministers approved Minister Nanayakkara’s proposal presented in accordance with the recommendations of the said committee.