Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Category: Ministry of Finance

Media Release: S&P affirms Trinidad and Tobago’s investment grade rating based on financial resiliency

Today, Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s BBB-credit rating, with a stable outlook. The Honourable Minister of Finance underscores the fact that ‘S&P’s affirmation of our credit rating is a positive development and Trinidad and Tobago is one of the few Investment Grade countries within the Latin America and Caribbean…

Keynote Address by the Honourable Brian Manning, Minister in the Ministry of Finance at the launch of One FinTech Avenue- 5th July 2023

I am very pleased to be here today to formally open this facility – One FinTech Avenue – which will be regarded as the starting point and gateway for FinTech innovation in the Caribbean, this centre will also be the first of its kind in the Caribbean. This is certainly a huge milestone for Trinidad…

Media Release: Extension of 2022/2023 Tax Amnesty for the year of income 2021, to August 31, 2023

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to announce that the 2022/2023 tax amnesty for the year of income ending December 31, 2021 has been extended to August 31, 2023. This decision has been taken in consideration of the fact that under Section 29(1)(d) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property…

Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) 2022 Annual Report

Amidst the challenges presented during the period under review 2021/2022, the FIUTT continued its operations to strengthen the AML/CFT/CPF regime of the country, in accordance with the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago Act, Chap. 72:01 (FIUTTA) and international standards.

Media Release: With the support of CIAT and CAF, the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago evaluates a comprehensive transfer pricing regime

In the framework of the ‘Project for the Control of Transfer Pricing Operations in Trinidad and Tobago’, funded by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), a CIAT team visited the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad & Tobago and its Inland Revenue Division (IRD) during the period March 2-5, 2023; with the aim to formulate…

Statement by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance on the Annual Report of the FIU for the year ended September 30, 2022 in the 13th Sitting of the House of Representatives 3rd Session – 12th Republican Parliament Monday 23 January, 2023

Madam Speaker, I have been authorized by Cabinet to make the following Statement. I therefore thank you for the opportunity to deliver this Statement on the Annual Report of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) for the year ended September 30, 2022. In accordance with Section 18 of the Financial Intelligence Unit…