50% import duty surcharge extended to Dec 31 — so when do prices actually fall?

The temporary 50% surcharge on vehicle import duty, in place since mid-May, has now been extended through to the end of December 2026. Industry voices say import volumes are already projected to drop compared to last year because buyers simply can't absorb the extra cost on top of duty, VAT and the usual permit markup. One side says this is necessary medicine — without it, forex outflow on vehicles balloons again and we're back to 2021-2022 territory. The other side says it's just the Treasury squeezing an easy revenue source while ordinary buyers get priced further out of a "normal" car, pushing more people toward older, rougher vehicles they wouldn't otherwise touch. If you've gotten a CIF + duty quote recently, what did the surcharge actually add to your number? And do you think prices ease once this surcharge period ends, or is this simply the new floor? අපනයන බද්ද දිගු කිරීමෙන් ගාස්තු අඩු වෙයිද වැඩි වෙයිද කියල ඔබේ අත්දැකීම කියන්න.