Government has decided to completely ban importing motor vehicles and luxury goods to the Country.
Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardena addressing the weekly cabinet press briefing announced that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa tabled a gazette notification to the cabinet with relevant details.
Importers can continue to import essential goods to the country, he said.
However, he said that importers can import non-essential items such as items needed by industries if they can reach terms with suppliers to pay them after 6 months.