VPAC has issued a pointed challenge to the parliamentary opposition, urging immediate, coordinated action on long-stalled national reforms targeting election oversight, mining equity, and luxury-vehicle taxation. In a statement on Thursday, the party said Guyana cannot continue to drift while structural inequities benefit a narrow elite and shut ordinary citizens out of opportunity.
As a member of the Forward Guyana Movement coalition, VPAC acknowledged that it cannot table motions or legislation directly in the National Assembly. Instead, it is publicly calling on the opposition, beginning with coalition representative Amanza Walton-Desir, to bring a fully prepared package of reforms before Parliament. Should that not occur, VPAC says it expects other opposition MPs to step forward “in the national interest,” warning that inaction would amount to a failure of responsibility.
At the centre of VPAC’s proposals is a sweeping overhaul of Guyana’s luxury-vehicle tax regime. The party argues that the current system is riddled with loopholes that allow politically connected individuals to import high-end vehicles tax-free through nominee arrangements, while the State forfeits billions in revenue. The proposed reforms would introduce a transparent luxury-vehicle tax framework, ban nominee imports, mandate public disclosure of beneficial ownership, and level the playing field so luxury ownership is no longer reserved for insiders alone.
VPAC is also calling for urgent reforms in the mining sector, where it says Guyanese miners have been systematically sidelined. According to the party, small-scale and alluvial miners are increasingly locked out of prime lands, while foreign operators continue to benefit from concessions and tax breaks crafted decades ago when Guyana’s economy was far weaker. The proposed measures would prioritise access for Guyanese miners, protect local livelihoods, and dismantle outdated incentives that now disadvantage citizens in their own industry.
The third pillar of the reform package targets the Guyana Elections Commission. VPAC is proposing changes to reduce what it describes as GECOM’s excessive insulation from accountability, replacing it with a more transparent, balanced, and nationally responsive governance structure. The party argues that electoral credibility cannot rest solely on tradition, but must be reinforced through modern oversight and institutional reform.
VPAC says all three reform packages are already drafted and ready to be tabled, stressing that the initiative is not about political rivalry or credit, but about forcing Parliament to confront issues that directly affect fairness, revenue, and democratic trust. The party reaffirmed its commitment to collaboration across opposition lines, saying Guyana needs unity rooted in accountability, not silence.
“Guyana deserves an opposition that acts with purpose,” VPAC said, adding that it stands ready to support any parliamentarian willing to carry these reforms forward.
