Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Category: Ministry of Finance

Media Release: Trinidad and Tobago joins Multilateral Convention to tackle Tax Evasion and Avoidance

Today, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, the Hon Colm Imbert MP, Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (the Convention), bringing the total number of jurisdictions that participate in the Convention to 149. By today’s signing, Trinidad and Tobago joins the world’s widest reaching international…

Media Release: EXIMBANK and CAF Partner to Strengthen SMEs and Drive Export Growth in Trinidad and Tobago

More than one hundred (100) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Trinidad and Tobago are set to receive a significant boost in financing to grow their operations and expand into new markets. The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert and the Director Representative for CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean in…

Media Release: Increase in Deposit Insurance Coverage

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that on August 28, 2024, he signed both the Central Bank (Deposit Insurance) Order, 2024 and the Central Bank (Deposit Insurance Coverage Limited) Order, 2024, which were both published on August 29, 2024 as Legal Notice Nos. 159 and 160 of 2024, respectively (see…

Feature Address by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance at the Official Launch of the National Financial Inclusion Survey Report (2023) at One FinTech Avenue on Tuesday 20th August 2024

It’s my pleasure to further the cause of making financial inclusion a national priority. Over the last few years, through in-depth surveys, we have been able to gather significant information on the state of financial inclusion in Trinidad and Tobago.Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have easy access to affordable and useful financial products…

Media Release: Further Extension of Time for the Board of Inland Revenue to Issue Notices of Assessment

The Ministry of Finance wishes to advise that the time period for the Board of Inland Revenue to issue a Notice of Assessment has been further extended from July 31, 2024 to August 16, 2024 vide Legal Notice No. 132 of 2024 (see the Legal Notice attached). This has become necessary to permit the Board…