GRA warns public against obstructing its officers from duty

The Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Law Enforcement and Investigation (LEID) arm continues to enforce programmes aimed at promoting compliance with VAT and other taxes and warns that persons who attempt to obstruct the process will be prosecuted.

The agency said it has become necessary to remind the public of the authority vested in its enforcement officers and the ramifications of obstructing them in the course of their duties.

Section 3 of the Customs Act, Cap 82:01 stipulates that “for the purpose of carrying out the provisions