Isaac Lupari

This was announced today by Chief Secretary, Isaac Lupari, when speaking to Internal Revenue Commission staff today.

Lupari said the Task Force will comprise of the IRC, Office of Migration, Customs, and the Central Bank.

Their main role will be to do a Tax audit on big taxpayers (companies) and visit shop and business entity’s.

Lupari said the Task Force will begin operations in Moresby and head out to other provinces.

He said many businesses are not paying taxes and are operating under the radar of organizations like the IRC.

The call was made by Chief Secretary to Government, Isaac Lupari, when meeting with staff and management of the IRC in Port Moresby.

Lupari said there must be five year training programs implemented in all government agencies.

The trainings will improve the attitude of staff and boost moral so that the can carry out their job’s efficiently.

He told the gathering that agencies such as they IRC and Customs are his priority and that he has recommended for them to be given priority in terms of funding and capacity which is evident in the 2017 National Budget.

He issued the directions when speaking at an “All of Government” meeting this week attended by State agencies involved directly with the planning of the tournament.

He said the staging of the tournament costs about K65million and that is hard earned money from Papua New Guineans that will go in a useful and purposeful investment.

He said this is not only in terms of infrastructure but also in providing employment opportunities across PNG.

He issued the directions when speaking at an “All of Government” meeting this week attended by State agencies involved directly with the planning of the tournament.

Lupari said the staging of the tournament costs about K65million and that is hard earned money from Papua New Guineans that will go in a useful and purposeful investment.

He said this is not only in terms of infrastructure but also in providing employment opportunities across PNG.

Juffa in an email to Loop PNG said the public service has been defunct, outdated and neglected for a long time by authorities.

“Public service is a system that no longer protects or promotes PNG interests.

“Instead, it is now hijacked by transnational criminals and selfish individuals to carve out and sell PNG as quickly as possible,” says Juffa.

He added that hardworking and intelligent public servants are discouraged by a system that does not adequately remunerate them while nepotism allows selfish dangerous individuals to climb up and secure key positions.

When officially opening the Provincial and Local Level Service Monitoring Authority (PLLSMA) conference in Port Moresby early this week, Lupari told the provincial administrators that they (public servants) were the drivers of the service delivery.

He said lack of money should not be an excuse.

“If services do not get to the people, the National Government and the leaders should not be blamed. We are responsible for delivery,” he told the Provincial administrators.

Chief Secretary, Isaac Lupari, when officially opening the Provincial and Local Level Service Monitoring Authority (PLLSMA) conference in Port Moresby on Tuesday issued the challenge.

He said the role of PLLSMA is vital to deliver services to our people but since its inception after the passage of the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government (OLPLLG), successive National Governments in the past have not fully support the implementation of the OLPLLG.

Under the new restructure that the Chief Secretary Isaac Lupari has created, an additional Deputy Secretary position was established with six Director-Generals positions in the Policy Monitoring and Coordination Division and three Director Generals in the Operations Division in 2016.

A further 24 director positions have been established in the Policy Coordination and Monitoring Division.

Lupari said the restructure and changes to the organization and management structure is to ensure that government policies need to be delivered on time, on budget and to expectations.

Government chief secretary Isaac Lupari made this known today in Port Moresby, flanked by heads of key government agencies which includes the three disciplinary forces.

This is one of the resolutions reached by the National Advisory Security Council after constant threats to disrupt services in recent months for Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to step down.

His comments followed a previous meeting with vice-chancellors from the University of Goroka, University of Technology and the University of Papua New Guinea. 

For close to two months students have boycotted classes, calling on Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to step down, which have now turned into violence, resulting with students fighting and destruction of properties in respective universities.

One student was killed over the weekend at the Unitech campus in Lae, Morobe Province.