Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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Media Release: Statement by the Minister of Finance on the Special Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts for the Financial Year 2023 in the House of Representatives on Monday 9th September, 2024

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Madam Speaker, I am authorized by Cabinet to make the following statement on the Special Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts for the Financial Year 2023. Following the public statements made by the Auditor General with respect to her original report on the 2023 Accounts, her baseless assertion that the Ministry of…

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Media Release: S&P Affirms Trinidad and Tobago’s Investment Grade Rating

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The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today, Standard and Poors, the international credit rating agency, has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating at BBB-, an Investment Grade Rating reflective of the country’s credit strength. S&P has also maintained its stable outlook for Trinidad and Tobago. The country’s strong external…

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Media Release: Increase in Deposit Insurance Coverage

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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…

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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

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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…

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Media Release – Inaccurate and Misleading article in the Trinidad Guardian on Debt Financing and Government Borrowing

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The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of a very misleading article in today’s Trinidad Guardian newspaper entitled “Government Borrows $14B in 9 months” This article gives an entirely false impression that as a result of massive Government borrowing, the public debt increased by over $14 billion between October 2023 and…

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

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The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that the time period for the Board of Inland Revenue to issue Notices of Assessment of Property Tax has been extended from June 30, 2024, to July 31, 2024, vide Legal Notice No. 115 of 2024 (see the Legal Notice attached). This has become…

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MEDIA RELEASE: MINISTER OF FINANCE TO SEEK LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL IN CIVIL APPEAL C. A. NO. P-177 OF 2024 JAIWANTE RAMDASS – V – THE MINISTER OF FINANCE & THE CABINET

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The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of the decision of the Court of Appeal today in the matter of Jaiwante Ramdass (the Auditor General) – v – The Minister of Finance and the Cabinet of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago regarding an investigation into issues associated with the Report…

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Media Release: Statement by the Hon. Colm Imbert. MP. Minister of Finance on the Report of the Auditor General on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023

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Madam Speaker, I am authorized by Cabinet to make the following Statement on the Report of the Auditor General on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023. In accordance with Section 30, subsections (6) and (7) of the Unit Trust Corporation of Trinidad…

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Media Release – Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Chair Lewis Signs $500 Million Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

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Port of Spain, Trinidad, June 18, 2024 – Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis met with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley and signed a US$500 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with Minister of Finance and the Economy Colm Imbert.…

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