GWI under scrutiny by PAC over use of unspent funds

As has been the case with a number of government agencies, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) was last week upbraided for failing to return unspent monies to the Consolidated Fund at the end of the year.

While examining the entity with reference to the Auditor General’s 2016 report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last Monday noted that a $195.4 million allocation to GWI under the 2016 budget for the Hinterland Water Supply programme was spent beyond the financial year, with transactions being made in 2017.

During questioning by PAC Chairman Irfaan Ali, it was revealed by GWI’s Planning and Implementation Manager Ramchand Jailall that on December 29th, 2016, there was a revision of the programme, which is made up of 15 projects.

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