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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

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…

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

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.…

MEDIA RELEASE – MINISTRY OF FINANCE SUCCESSFULLY RAISES US$750M ON THE INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKET

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, is pleased to announce that following a nine (9) hour long virtual Roadshow yesterday (June 17th), where the Minister made a presentation on seven (7) occasions throughout the day to international investors on the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and fielded questions on the management of the…

Mid-Year Budget Review 2024 – The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation) (Financial Year 2024) Bill, 2024

The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation) (Financial Year 2024) Bill, 2024, presented by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance during the 23rd Sitting of the House of Representatives – 4th Session on Friday 7th June, 2024.

Media Release: The IMF Annual Report underlines the dynamism of Trinidad and Tobago’s Economic Recovery

The Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance, welcomes the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Annual Report on Trinidad and Tobago, published on June 05 2024, which provides an independent assessment of our economy. The IMF underlines that “Trinidad and Tobago is undergoing a gradual and sustained economic recovery.” The unemployment rate decreased to 3.2 percent in…

Media Release: Unprofessional and false reporting by the Trinidad Guardian on Statements made by the Minister of Finance on the Expenditure on Public Healthcare

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has observed with deep disappointment the inaccurate, misleading and downright dangerous reporting and commentary by the Trinidad Guardian Newspaper on Statements that he made on Monday in Parliament on the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Health.

Media Release – Court refuses the Auditor General’s application for leave for Judicial Review of the decision to appoint a committee to investigate the Misstatement of Revenue in the 2023 Public Accounts

The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today the High Court refused to grant leave for Judicial Review to Ms. Jaiwantie Ramdass, the Auditor General in CV2024-01720 Jaiwantie Ramdass v. The Minister of Finance and Ors. Further, as a result of the Court’s decision to refuse leave for Judicial Review,…

Media Release: Civil App. No. P 351 of 2023 Terrisa Dhoray v. The Attorney General and the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority

The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal in Civil App. No. P 351 of 2023 Terrisa Dhoray v. The Attorney General and the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority. As a consequence, the State has again succeeded in defending the constitutionally of…