While Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority Khurshid Sattaur has been touting the recently instituted Random Selection of Imported Goods for Examination exercise as a means of impacting positively on the level of transparency associated with Customs inspections of imports, the private sector has been expressing its own sometimes divergent views on the process.
The Guyana Revenue Authority last week expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the trial run, which saw members of the public witness the inspection of a container of imports. Businessmen with whom this newspaper spoke also indicated their support for measures designed to ensure that Customs searches are transparent and conducted on a level playing field. Some, however, had concerns over difficulties that might arise from the singling out of individual consignments for thorough (100 per cent) searches.
While all of the seven importers with whom this newspaper spoke said they were mindful that
