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Opening Remarks by the Honourable Minister of Finance at the 4th Dialogue on Governance for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean on Wednesday 14 August, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain

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I wish to congratulate CAF – the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their foresight in emphasising the critical importance of effective governance in the Caribbean and Latin America. In the face of the current global challenges and the protracted recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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

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The Ministry of Finance wishes to advise that the time period for the Board of Inland Revenue to issue a Notice of Assessment has been further extended from July 31, 2024 to August 16, 2024 vide Legal Notice No. 132 of 2024 (see the Legal Notice attached). This has become necessary to permit the Board…

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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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Speech by the Minister in the Ministry of Finance at the Launch Event of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Eric Solis Marketing Limited (SOLIS)

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Government continues to recognize the important role that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play in promoting economic growth and development. The Government also recognizes the importance of Small and Medium Enterprises because they drive innovation and form an integral part of the innovation ecosystem. SMEs are more agile than larger enterprises,…

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

By Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Media Release, News, Property Tax, Valuation Division, , ,

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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