Former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday urged the government to scale back its proposed plan to ban imports of used tyres and restrict the imports of used and re-conditioned vehicles.
During his presentation on the government’s proposed $230 billion budget for this year, Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced last Friday that government intends to ban the importation of used tyres, which he said will be put into effect as soon as some procedural hurdles are cleared.
He also said that from May 1, the government will restrict importation of used and/or re-conditioned vehicles over 8 years old from the date of manufacture to the date of importation, as part of measures to ‘green’ the
