By Antonio Dey
Newly-elected Chief Citizen of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore on Monday said that the Mayor & City Council has collected 60% of its rates and taxes for the year so far.
On the sidelines of the swearing in of mayors and their deputies at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, he told Stabroek News that a significant portion of the outstanding 40% is owed by some government agencies which he did not name when asked.
Recently, outgoing Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine said that the central government owed the Georgetown City Council over $13B in rates and taxes.
“The 40% that is outstanding we are working towards bringing that to 80 or 90%, as long as we have the sufficient resources and everyone is up to date with their rates and taxes, we will be able to have the development required for our people”, Mentore, who had served as Narine’s deputy, told this newspaper.