Govt. to abolish Stamp Duty on retail transactions
Revenue stamps being required on retail transaction receipts will be abolished in a matter of days as Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh successfully...
Guyana to benefit from US$60M IDB loan to strengthen health care network
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is in the final stages of preparing a US$60M loan facility that will assist Guyana in strengthening its health...
Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts – UN Cheif warns
Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world to reach the 2030...
ANUG slams govt’s failure to address rising cost of living; says poor people cannot...
A New and United Guyana (ANUG) on Sunday evening slammed the government for its failure to provide measures that would ease the financial burden...
US$20M World Bank Loan on pause; Govt. has no need for it now- Dr....
Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has confirmed that the US$20M World Bank loan taken in 2019 by the Granger administration to strengthen the country’s capacity...
No more VAT on cement
Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh has announced the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT)...
Loss of correspondent banking will pose serious threats to the Region —PM Phillips
Guyana's Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips on Wednesday stated that the loss of correspondent banking and disruption of the flow of remittances will...
Move to change PAC quorum requirement intended to avoid scrutiny of govt. spending –...
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Jermaine Figueira says moves are being made by Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Minister, Gail Teixeira to change...
AFC recommends establishment of nonpartisan budget office like US’ CBO to enhance accountability
The Alliance for Change (AFC) is recommending that a Budget Office, similar to the United States of America (USA)’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO), be...
House passes $552.9B budget
The National Assembly this afternoon passed the $552.9B 2022 budget after four days of considering estimates of expenditure at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre...
