Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, speaking during a press conference today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Over the last few weeks, the .
Chronic late payment of salaries in the Public Service is causing “undue hardship” for thousands of workers, with the Barbados Police Service most affected by the delays. That is the finding of an audit by the Barbados Audit Office, which is warning that “based on the current projections, a greater number of persons are likely to be affected in 2023 than in previous years”. One of the solutions tabled by …
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Revenue Commissioner of the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) Louisa Lewis-Ward is giving the assurance that some improvements are on the cards for the agency’s collection and reporting processes.This was outlined in the BRA’s extended response to the latest Auditor General’s report, which identified a number of shortcomings within the revenue collection agency.In his 2021 report, Auditor General Leigh Trotman raised several concerns relating to extremely long delays in the provision of information, lack of information and inconsistencies that “pose risk of errors, omissions or acts of fraud being perpetuated and concealed”.He also highlighted the issue of refunds to taxpayers and monies that were due to the BRA.However, while refuting some of those claims, Lewis-Ward noted that the revenue collection agency has been plagued with “technological challenges”.
Auditor General Leigh Trotman, concerned that Government ministries and departments are being delinquent in providing timely financial information to his office, wants “credible sanctions” introduced to improve the situation. He is recommending an amendment to the Public Finance Management Act to include fines and jail time for public sector officers who do not meet requirements for providing information to the Barbados Audit Office in a timely fashion. Trotman raised his …