Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State Enterprises and Statutory Authorities The Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Office of Procurement Regulation continues to sensitize Government agencies on the proper application and interpretation of the new Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act. At a session held on Friday June 23, 2023,…
On June 21, 2023, the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance hosted a seminar on the “Procedures Required for Accessing Funds in the Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure and Development Programme” for Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of the various Government Ministries. In his opening remarks, the Minister of Finance indicated that the seminar…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of a ludicrous, fabricated and outrageous claim made by the Leader of the Opposition on a political platform, as reported in today’s Trinidad Guardian newspaper, but without a shred of evidence or basis, that the Government plans to impose a 25 percent (25%) inheritance…
The Annual Report 2021 and the Audited Financial Statements for the period ending September 30, 2022 were presented to the Parliament in January 2022.
On May 17, 2023, the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance held a courtesy meeting with World Bank representatives, Mr. Anton Dobronogov, Senior Economist and Ms. Nataliya Mylendo, Program Leader for Macroeconomics for the Caribbean, as part of the ongoing World Bank Mission 2023. The World Bank Mission takes place from May 17 to 19,…
In keeping with the Ministry of Finance’s 2023 ‘VAT Bonds’ initiative, the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) has announced that persons registered for VAT, (VAT Registrants) can now apply for the payment of outstanding VAT refunds, via VAT Bonds. The BIR further advises that the VAT Bonds would be issued with a three (3) year…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, M.P., has taken note of erroneous and ridiculous statements made by UWI Professor Roger Hosein regarding the recently published IMF 2023 Article IV Report on its consultation with Trinidad and Tobago.On May 1, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2023 Article IV…