Bill seeks to enable release of bank info to GRA

Government will soon table a bill that would permit financial institutions to disclose customer information to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) when the agency makes a “lawful request” for the information.

According to the exploratory memorandum for the Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2015, the bill seeks to amend section 63 of the Financial Institutions Act to permit disclosure of customer information by a financial institution to the GRA, where a law so requires or where the revenue authority makes a lawful