MVR 233 million earned as traffic violation fines

Finance Ministry statistics have shown that MVR 233.1 million was earned by the state from traffic violation fines.

It was estimated that MVR 197 million would be earned as traffic violation fines, but at the end of the year, the number was increased by MVR 36 million.

Around MVR 169.7 million is expected to be obtained by the state as traffic violation fines. These include MVR 83 million for violation of laws, MVR 30 million for violations of regulations and 11 million from fines regarding violations of agreements.

Fines and late fees from government employees are expected at around MVR 800,000. MVR 31 million for traffic violation charges and MVR 400,000 as other fines are expected to be earned by the state.

The government will have a budget of MVR 37.5 billion for 2020. The budget includes MVR 29.92 billion that would be obtained from income and aid.