The Ministry of Finance (MOF) wishes to alert the public to a fraudulent video currently circulating on social media platforms which falsely portrays the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo, MP. The video in question utilises manipulated audio and video technology commonly known as a “deepfake” to mimic the Minister’s likeness and voice. In…
2026 Supplementary Appropriation & Mid-Year Review in the House of Representatives, June 15th, 2026
We celebrate the demonstration that economic success and environmental responsibility are not competing ambitions, but complementary drivers of national progress. This observation was made by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai who observed, “The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot…
The Ministry of Finance invites suitably qualified nationals of Trinidad and Tobago to apply for employment, on contract in the undermentioned positions at the Treasury Solicitor Department Applicants must submit their applications online ONLY to https://employtt.gov.tt/ The Deadline Date for the Submission of Applications is on Friday 3rd July, 2026.
The Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) wishes to advise that its Head Office located at the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) Tower, Government Campus Plaza, #2-4 Ajax Street, Port of Spain will be temporarily closed to the public on Thursday 11th June and Friday 12th June, 2026.
Excerpt: “The Finance Bill, 2026, is part of the work of keeping promises and making people’s lives better. It is where policy begins to take shape as law.It is where fairness is given structure, where responsibility is recognised, and where the machinery of the State is adjusted to serve citizens better.Mister Speaker, the Opposition has…
The Honourable Davendranath Tancoo, M.P., Minister of Finance, laid the Finance Bill, 2026 in the House of Representatives today, June 5th, 2026. The Finance Bill, 2026 continues to address a number of significant areas of Government policy, inclusive but not limited to, tax exemptions for approved pension fund plans and approved deferred annuity plans, pension…
Excerpt: “This achievement could not have occurred at a more opportune time. It comes on the heels of Trinidadand Tobago being removed from the EU list of non-compliant tax jurisdictions and amounts to furthertestament of our global strength,” the Finance Minister said. “It was a personal mission of the Prime Minister to secure our appointment…
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago recently met with the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BATT). The discussions focused on current market conditions, the state of the economy, and fostering continued collaboration between the Government, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) and the banking sector. The meeting was convened…
