Charges for government services such as vehicle registration and driver’s license issuance by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA); birth and death certificate issuance by the Birth and Death Registry, and passport issuance by the Passports Office among others will be affected.
These charges will be subjected to an annual adjustment by the average inflation rate with the consent of the Finance Minister.
Hitherto, these agencies had to propose their service charge increment to the Finance Ministry, negotiate and get approval.
The new directive of the government, therefore, appears to regulate the frequency and rate at which such fees and charges are increased or decreased in some cases.
This forms part of new initiatives by the government intended to raise domestic revenue.