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"It’s Illegal” – Jagdeo slams M&CC’s move to waive interest on unpaid taxes

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Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a scathing condemnation of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s (GM&CC) attempt to waive interest on outstanding property taxes, calling the move illegal and a blatant scheme for corruption. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo Speaking during his weekly press conference on Thursday, Dr Jagdeo exposed what he described as a “corrupt” plot orchestrated by the People’s National Congress (PNC)-led A Partners…
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Guyana TimesGuyana Times

"It’s Illegal” – Jagdeo slams M&CC’s move to waive interest on unpaid taxes

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a scathing condemnation of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s (GM&CC) attempt to waive interest on outstanding property taxes, calling the move illegal and a blatant scheme for corruption. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo Speaking during his weekly press conference on Thursday, Dr Jagdeo exposed what he described as a “corrupt” plot orchestrated by the People’s National Congress (PNC)-led A Partners…

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Kaieteur NewsKaieteur News

The VP on taxes

Editorial… Kaieteur News- It is rare for Guyana’s chief policymaker for the oil and gas sector, Bharrat Jagdeo, to differ from ExxonMobil Guyana’s President, Alistair Routledge.  For his part, Routledge was so dismissive of the intelligence of Guyanese, that he held that royalties and profits are a better substitute for taxes. For once, Jagdeo was […] The post The VP on taxes appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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Guyana ChronicleGuyana Chronicle

Parag slams M&CC for illegal tax waiver scheme - Guyana Chronicle

Demands immediate halt, warns of legal action Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag has called out Mayor Alfred Mentore and APNU+AFC-aligned councillors of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council for what she describes as the “unlawful and unauthorized implementation” of a financial regulation aimed at waiving interest on outstanding rates and taxes […]

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News Room GuyanaNews Room Guyana

Minister Parag issues strong reprimand to Mayor Mentore over unlawful financial regulation

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, has formally written to Alfred Mentor, Mayor of Georgetown, over the alleged unlawful implementation of a “financial regulation” by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council. In a letter addressed to Mayor Mentor and seen by the News Room, Minister Parag condemned the actions of the Mayor and the APNU+AFC-aligned Councillors for what she describes as “unlawfully passing and seeking …

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News Room Guyana broke the news in on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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