Edghill motion seeks release of MPs tax returns over last decade

After a hiatus of several weeks, Parliament is to meet on Thursday for a packed agenda which includes a motion for all Members of the National Assembly to make public their tax returns to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) over the last 10 years.

According to the Order Paper for the sitting, PPP/C MP Juan Edghill will move a motion whose resolve clause calls for all MPs to make public their returns to the GRA for the last 10 years on or before December 31, 2015. The motion further calls on the government to expeditiously table legislation to give effect to the motion.

The motion comes in the wake of a November 28 statement by former President Bharrat Jagdeo reiterating his call for