Bill passed for increase in vehicle licence fees

Juan Edghill

The government yesterday used its one-seat majority to pass a bill for increased fees for vehicle licences, which had not been reviewed for two decades.

The increases proposed under the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill of 2016 will, however, not apply to Guyanese 65 years and over, who have been exempted.

In presenting the second reading of the bill in the National Assembly, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan