GRA says opted for DDL tax deal to avoid more litigation

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it opted for a tax settlement with DDL as there had been no satisfactory outcome to a fourteen-year dispute and the company was likely to take the matter to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Yesterday in a press release, the GRA was responding to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s description on Saturday of the deal with Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) as “scandalous”.

“The GRA finds Mr. Jagdeo’s objection to its efforts to have an amicable relationship with taxpayers,