Worrying loopholes exist at GRA – Finance Minister

GUYANA- While the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) contributes the bulk of revenues intended for the Consolidated Fund, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said that there are worrying loopholes which have been found. He said that the coalition government is making “serious moves” to remove the identified weaknesses. Jordan said that an analysis of the problems and challenges facing the entity shows “heavy top management of the authority, coupled with low staff morale and a lack of succession planning, both vertically and horizontally.”He added that the GRA lacked transparency and accountability since it was politically compromised under the previous administration. (KAIETEUR NEWS/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]