Government used its majority on Friday night to pass a Bill that it says is part of a move towards ensuring transparency in the granting of all concessions although some opposition members expressed bewilderment at what was being presented to the House.
Taking the Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Bill through its final stages, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said that a simple amendment was being proposed. “As simple as it is it has wider connotations in terms of what this side of the House has been speaking about, that is, transparency in transactions,” he said.
The amendment seeks to exempt diplomatic, consular, international, charitable and non-profit organisations, semi-autonomous agencies, government departments, and public corporations from the payment of