The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago aims to increase accessibility and improve the ease of honouring tax obligations for people and businesses, by supporting key legal, regulatory and change management initiatives for the digitalization of the online tax payment ecosystem in the country. With the help of CAF – Development Bank of…
Trinidad and Tobago Spotlight on the Economy 2022 presented by the Honourable Colm Imbert, MP Minister of Finance at the Hyatt Regency on September 2, 2022.
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that yesterday, August 25, 2022, Cabinet approved the appointment of the following persons to the Statutory Authorities Service Commission (SASC), for a period of 2 years, in accordance with Section 4 of the Statutory Authorities Act.
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has observed that having been publicly chastised by the Judiciary for publishing inaccurate information, rather than accepting that it has misled the public, the Express Newspaper has chosen to double down and continue its campaign of uninformed commentary and misinformation with respect to the true facts regarding…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of an uninformed editorial in today’s Express (August 12, 2022) which incorrectly claims that the Government has “short-circuited” the land acquisition process for the construction of the new airport terminal building in Tobago because the matter was before the court.However, nothing could be further…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of a press release issued by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), which gives the impression that instructions have been given by the THA to the Commissioner of State Lands to cease and desist from acquisition proceedings for lands required for the construction of…
The Inland Revenue Division (IRD) wishes to advise that a temporary e-Tax log-in solution is being offered to taxpayers. This e-Tax log-in solution is available at: https://etax.ird.gov.ttThis measure facilitates taxpayers who are enrolled for IRD’s Logged-In e-Tax Services and who are unable to log in at this time via the ttConnect portal (www.ttconnect.gov.tt) as it…
On July 27th, 2022, the Honourable Brian Manning M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Finance continued consultations on the proposed increase in the compulsory age of retirement from 60 to 65 years. The Minister held positive and engaging discussions surrounding the subject matter with the representatives of CCIC, PDCC, SCC, BATT, ECATT and TTCIC (Tobago…
On July 21st, 2022, S&P, the international rating agency, confirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating at BBB-, an Investment Grade rating reflective of the credit strength of the country.As a positive development, S&P has also brought its outlook from negative to stable, in light of the recent and prospective developments in the economy and its…
The Minister of Finance notes with concern yet another assault of unsubstantiated claims from Senator Wade Mark against First Citizens Bank in the Trinidad Express of July 15th, 2022, and notes the coincidence of the timing of his false and misleading allegations at the exact same time as the Bank’s latest Public Offering.Out of an…