We don’t need vehicle permits, give them to professionals – Sajith

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament that Members of Parliament do not require vehicle permits, and that such benefits should instead be extended to professionals and skilled workers in the state sector to encourage them to remain in public service. Participating in the 2025 Budget debate, Premadasa said Sri Lanka is witnessing a growing brain drain due to low salaries, high taxes and lack of incentives for educated workers. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, presenting the 2025 Budget last week, announced that vehicle import permits will not be issued to anyone under the government’s fiscal discipline framework aimed at controlling expenditure…

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