Granger ‘living in a bubble’ – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says that President David Granger is “living in a bubble” since he has failed to recognise that his government’s actions run contrary to his public declarations.

Speaking at a press conference at his party’s headquarters Freedom House yesterday, Jagdeo said that while the president is declaring that he will stamp out corruption and conduct government business “above board and transparently,” his government is keeping many secrets.

“If President Granger is serious about doing things transparently, how come he is still to look into the DDL matter,” Jagdeo asked referring to a settlement between the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Demerara Distiller Limited (DDL) which will see the company paying $1.5 billion to GRA to settle all claims up to March 9, 2016. The settlement follows a legal battle between DDL and GRA dating back to 2002 and heightened by a Consumption Tax assessment against DDL by then Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur in January, 2009, in the sum of $5.3 billion.