Based on current media coverage, which is not unexpectedly slanted towards the sensational, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to dispel the notion that still persists in some quarters that he somehow “backdated” the national public accounts for the financial year It bears repeating that the national public accounts are prepared and…
At the start of the financial year 2023, elevated inflation and aggressive monetary policies in developed countries raised fears that these countries could not possibly avert a recession leading to a global downturn.
Today, the Cabinet approved the composition of a Team recommended by the Minister of Finance to investigate the understatement of revenue for the financial year 2023 and related matters. The Investigation Team will be chaired by retired High Court Judge Justice David Harris and will include Mr. David C. Benjamin, a former Audit Director at…
The Public Service Commission has promoted Mrs. Suzette Taylor-Lee Chee in the office of Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Ms. Yasmin Harris in the office of Comptroller of Customs and Excise, Customs and Excise Division, Ministry of Finance. On Thursday 25th April 2024, the Commission presented Mrs. Taylor-Lee Chee and Ms. Harris with their…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that on April 5, 2024, he signed into law, with the agreement of the Office of Procurement Regulation (“OPR”), the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Simplified Procurement) Regulations, 2024, that is applicable to the procurement of all goods, services and works valued…
Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of Ministries and Departments including the Income and Expenditure of Statutory Boards and similar Bodies and of the Tobago House of Assembly for the Financial Year 2025.
During this reporting period, the FIUTT continued to fulfil its responsibility as a national centre for the gathering, analysis and
dissemination of financial intelligence.
