The Honourable Brian Manning M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Finance continued consultations today on the proposed increase in the compulsory age of retirement from 60 to 65 years with the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service Association (TTFSA).
The Minister of Finance and Corporation Sole, Hon Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of spurious, wild allegations and insinuations made by members of the Opposition UNC at a press conference today, which were clearly intended to cast doubt on and/or discredit the current procurement process for a prospective purchaser or lessee for the Point-a-Pierre…
The Honourable Brian Manning M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Finance continues discussions on the proposed increase in the compulsory age of retirement from 60 to 65 years. Today, May 25, the Honourable Minister met with members of the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union (TTPWU), Prison Officer’s Association (POA) and First Division Association.
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to confirm that, consistent with a commitment made previously, effective Wednesday May 25, 2022, all taxes (customs duty, motor vehicle tax and value added tax) will be waived on passenger hybrid motor cars for private use with an engine size not exceeding 1,599 cc and an…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of misleading and false statements made by UNC Senator Wade Mark in the Senate today where he repeatedly and erroneously claimed that the 2021 Report of the National Insurance Board (NIB) was laid in Parliament by the Minister two months after the expiry of…
The Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Honourable Brian Manning M.P., has taken note of inaccurate and mischievous statements made by the MP for Oropouche West via an article in today’s Trinidad Express headlined “Tancoo: Unwise to raise retirement age.”The Opposition MP suggests that the Government is responsible for the recommended increasein the retirement age…
The Honourable Brian Manning M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Finance continues to consult with stakeholders on the proposed increase in the compulsory age of retirement from 60 to 65 years. Yesterday, April 27, the Honourable Minister and his executive team met with members of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA).
The Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange work together to Improve Access to Equity Financing for SME
The Honourable Brian Manning M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Finance today, April 12th, 2022, met with the Public Services Association (PSA) as the Ministry continues its discussions with members of the Trade Union Movement of Trinidad and Tobago on the proposed increase in the compulsory age of retirement from sixty (60) to sixty-five (65)…
Madame Speaker, I am authorised by the Cabinet to make this statement on fuel prices. At the time that the 2022 Budget Estimates were finalized in September 2021, the price of oil was just over US$70 per barrel. This price subsequently dropped to $65 per barrel at the end of November 2021.