Zero tax on ExxonMobil is monumental financial loss for Guyana and its people

Zero tax on ExxonMobil is monumental financial loss for Guyana and its people

Parliament’s decision to create—what amounts to—a zero tax clause in the petroleum production agreement keeps power and wealth in the hands of its foreign counterparties and contributes to Guyana’s economic inequality. Additionally, it stagnates the potential for sustainable economic growth here in the local land. While the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) should be…

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EEPGL and auditors should explain why total revenue is included in the PSA’s cost function

EEPGL and auditors should explain why total revenue is included in the PSA’s cost function

By Stabroek News October 4, 2022       Dear Editor, In the EEPGL contract, it is specified that Guyana will receive in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), 50 percent of the profits, after EEPGL extracts upfront, and without Guyana’s prior review of the cost, 75 percent of the total revenue as cost. This proportional linkage between total…

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