The Audit Office of Guyana is currently in the first stage of auditing COVID-19 spending by the caretaker APNU+AFC administration, including assistance that has been disbursed to both individuals and businesses.
Guyana has been without a 2020 budget as a result of the continuing delay in finalising the outcome of the March 2nd polls, which has raised concerns about ongoing spending, including for the COVID-19 response.
“I, myself, want to know where the money is coming from for spending. But with regards to COVID we have begun some audits and are at the interviewing stage. We have interviewed some persons from Ministry of Health and now we are going to CDC (Civil Defence Commission),” Auditor General Deodat Sharma told Sunday Stabroek.