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Media Release: Response to Colm Imbert’s comments on Credit Card USD spending limit cut

“Mr Imbert is expressing fake concern for a crisis he caused by failing to create an enabling environment for foreign and domestic investment, economic diversification and to boost non-energy production and exports in particular,” the Finance Minister said.“As a country, we are using more foreign exchange than we are generating, and have been doing so…

Media Release – Finance Minister, along with Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services (MPSDFS) meet with World Bank Team

The Honourable Davendranath Tancoo, Minister of Finance, along with the Honourable Vandana Mohit, Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services (MPSDFS) and Dr. Natalie Chaitan-Maharaj, Parliamentary Secretary, MPSDFS, received a virtual presentation from a team of officials from the World Bank on Wednesday June 11th, 2025 at the Ministry of Finance Head Office,…

Media Release: Extension of the Tax and National Insurance Amnesty to August 2, 2025

The Minister of Finance, the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo wishes to advise that the Tax and National Insurance Amnesty introduced by the Finance Act, 2024 (with effect from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024) has been extended to August 2, 2025. In this regard, the necessary Orders to extend time have been published as Legal…

Media Release- Minister of Finance and CAF in Introductory Meeting

Finance Minister, The Honourable Davendranath Tancoo met with representatives from the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) to discuss some of the ongoing initiatives with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago led by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and to formally highlight the bank’s role as Trinidad and Tobago’s principal multilateral development partner. The meeting…

The Ministry of Finance Welcomes new Finance Minister

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) earlier today welcomed the new Finance Minister, The Honourable Davendranath Tancoo.  Upon his arrival, Minister Tancoo was greeted by the Permanent Secretary, Ms. Suzette Taylor-Lee Chee and the Ministry’s executive team of Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries. Minister Tancoo received verbal briefings from the executive team as well as…