Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner-General, Godfrey Statia, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting yesterday that it is losing trained and skilled personnel as oil companies are enticing them away with far higher salaries.
Statia made this disclosure in response to a question posed by government PAC member Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, about whether there is a deficiency or lack of adequate personnel in place to monitor oil and gas operations offshore. Statia responded, “Minister Edghill, the answer is no, we do not have the full complement of staff. We are working assiduously to get the full complement of staff.”