The Minister of Finance notes concerns raised by the Daily Express in its editorial “Drowning in VAT bureaucracy” centred around the “tardiness in repaying VAT to companies” and wishes to address the issues raised.Cash flow constraints have resulted in a 1-month delay in completing this exercise, not bureaucracy.
On December 16, 2024, Moody’s affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s rating at Ba2 with a Stable outlook. This affirmation is underpinned by the country’s return to sustained growth, primarily driven by the non-energy sector.Despite lower-than-projected energy revenues in fiscal year 2024, which have increased the fiscal deficit to 4.8% of GDP from 1.7% in fiscal year…
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that in keeping with the Budget Statement for the Financial Year 2025, there is a waiver of all Customs Duty, Valued Added Tax, and Online Purchase Tax on the following, effective January 1, 2025 (see Legal Notice Nos. 249, 250 and 251 of 2024…
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that the Tax Amnesty and National Insurance Amnesty introduced by the Finance Act 2024, which expired on December 31, 2024, will be extended to January 31, 2025. In this regard, the necessary Orders to extend the deadline will be published by tomorrow, Friday, January…
Excerpt: “To debunk the half-truths, deception and outright lies in that editorial, the Minister of Finance held another press conference on December 6th, 2024, and produced documentary evidence of the structural integrity of the project to the media from a range of experts working on the project, such as: These letters (attached) confirmed strict adherence…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of statements made by representatives of the West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT), who appear to be unaware of who their employer is and with whom they should negotiate terms and conditions of employment. Regrettably, the media, as is often the case, has…
On Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Headquarters in Paris, the Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago, signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (the Convention). This signing brings the total number of jurisdictions participating in the Convention to…
The Minister of Finance, Hon Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of commentary in the mainstream media over the last two weeks regarding (1) the availability of foreign exchange, (2) the policy for distribution of foreign exchange, and (3) the exchange rate of the TT Dollar to the US Dollar and the question of floating…
Today, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, the Hon Colm Imbert MP, Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (the Convention), bringing the total number of jurisdictions that participate in the Convention to 149. By today’s signing, Trinidad and Tobago joins the world’s widest reaching international…
The Minister of Finance is pleased to announce the arrival of the first two (2) high/medium energy mobile X-ray scanners in Trinidad on Sunday November 3rd 2024. In January 2024, the Ministry of Finance signed a contract with Canadian-based Sectus Technologies for the purchase of four (4) high/medium mobile X-ray scanners to be used for…