Minister of Ports, Civil Aviation and Energy Anura Karunathilake comments on the current fuel crisis.
He said that the amount of foreign exchange spent on fuel imports is increasing day by day due to the increase in prices in the world market and that the fuel import expenditure, which was $ 180 million in March, has increased to $ 524 million in May. Accordingly, the Minister emphasized that the QR code-based fuel quota system currently in operation is expected to be strictly implemented in the future.
He expressed these views while participating in a media conference today (01).
He said that the aim of this step is to regulate and limit fuel consumption to a certain extent during the current crisis and that this will minimize the impact on the economy to some extent.