CIVIL servants can now start applying to benefit from the
free vehicle import scheme as part of its undertaking to offer non-monetary
benefits to its workers, Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Dr Vincent
Hungwe said yesterday.
The scheme comes as
a huge relief for civil servants at a time when vehicle importers are expected
to pay import duty in foreign currency.
In a statement, Dr Hungwe said civil servants should submit
their applications for consideration.
“This circular is
issued by the Public Service Commission, pursuant to the introduction of rebate
of duty of motor vehicles imported by members of the civil service and service
commissions. The rebate on motor vehicles has been afforded to members of the
civil service and the service commissions as part of a raft of measures that
have been introduced by the PSC to improve on non-monetary benefits. The
members shall submit an application to the Head of Ministry requesting authority
to import a vehicle under the scheme,” said Dr Hungwe.
He said the Head of Ministry would then assess whether each
applicant qualifies for the car import scheme.
Dr Hungwe said one of the conditions that civil servants
who will benefit from the scheme must meet include the need to have served the
Commission for a decade.
“The head of Ministry should assess whether a member meets
the following conditions before any recommendation letter is granted: that the
member has served at least 10 years of continuous service in the Public Service
or Service Commissions. Except in cases approved by the commission, must have a
valid driver’s licence and in case of a member living with disability a valid
driver’s licence of a designated driver,” he said.
The PSC chairperson said applicants should not have
benefitted from the car scheme within a period of five years prior to
submission of their application.
Dr Hungwe said after the Head of Ministry has proved an
application, it would be sent to the PSC for clearance.
“Once clearance has been granted, the PSC shall forward the
recommendations to Treasury for concurrence. After Treasury concurrence has
been granted, the member may proceed to import a suitable vehicle as guided,”
he said.
Dr Hungwe said cars
that can be imported should have been manufactured within 10 years and less
than US$ 10 000 in value.
“Please note that
the grant of the rebate of duty on the motor vehicles purchased shall be
revoked immediately when a member resigns or is discharged from Public Service
before the expiry of five years from the date when the rebate was granted. Such
members will immediately be liable to duty for the vehicle,” said Dr Hungwe.
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