510/’19
Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake,— To ask the Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government,—
(a) Is he aware that—
(i) permits have been provided to some of the Councilors of the Provincial Councils which are currently operative or stand dissolved to import vehicles under concessionary tax basis;
(ii) however, measures have not been taken to provide such duty free vehicle permits to some of the Councilors who remain/ do not remain as councilors of the Provincial Councils which are currently operative or stand dissolved; and
(iii) some of the Councilors who currently serve or do not serve in the Councils, have served as Councilors continuously for a period of five years and that the majority of them are members of the Provincial Councils which currently stand dissolved?
(b) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether he admits that it is a grave injustice to deprive the concessionary duty free vehicle permits to some of the Councilors despite fulfilling all qualifications, when the same facility has been extended to some other councilors; and
(ii) whether action will be taken to provide the said vehicle permits to provincial Councilors to whom they have hitherto not been provided?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2019-05-07
Asked by
Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake, M.P.
Ministry
Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
3
Vehicle Permits Provincial Councillors
Answered Date
2019-08-06
Answered by
Hon. Wajira Abeywardana, M.P.
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