President of the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) Anand Goolsarran says the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) as a state entity albeit a semi-autonomous one had no business accepting a gift from a commercial entity, one for which it has to administer taxes, since such a move could compromise its objectivity.
Chinese company Bai Shan Lin disclosed recently that it was building a car park along a section of the Lamaha Street embankment for the GRA, much to the chagrin of a number of commentators in society. The GRA defended the deal saying that a private company sought to relieve the plight of the people accessing the services of the GRA building.
Speaking on the developments regarding the construction of a parking lot on the embankment, Goolsarran, a former
