Media Release: Clarification of the Reasons why the Government could not...
The Minister of Finance, the Hononourable Colm Imbert M.P., has taken note of comments made by spokesmen for Patriotic Energies and Technologies regarding the nature of its proposal to finance the...
View ArticleMedia Release: Inland Revenue Division Introduces New Service for Employers...
The Inland Revenue Division (IRD), is pleased to introduce a new service that allows Employers to file their PAYE Annual Return, TD4 Supplementary Forms (TD4 Certificates) and IT 76 Forms, online via...
View ArticleMedia Release: Ministry of Finance Meets with Patriotic
The Minister of Finance/Corporation Sole, the Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that yesterday February 25, 2021 officials of the Ministry of Finance, including himself, met with officials...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE – EXPRESS ARTICLE ON STATEMENTS MADE BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE...
The Minister of Finance, the Honourable Colm Imbert, M.P., has taken note of an extremely misleading and untruthful headline and article in the Daily Express today, regarding statements he made in the...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE – POLITICAL MISCHIEF BY OPPOSTION MPs REGARDING THE CONDITIONS...
The Minister of Finance, the Honourable Colm Imbert M.P., has observed that within the last month, Opposition MPs have made a habit of spreading false, inaccurate, misleading, and deliberately...
View ArticleMedia Release: More Political Mischief by Opposition MPs – Distorting,...
For two days in a row now, the Minister of Finance has observed Opposition MPs spreading false, inaccurate and misleading information, designed to create mischief. Click to View...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE: WILD AND MISLEADING ALLEGATIONS FROM THE OPPOSITION ABOUT THE...
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert M.P. has noted a number of wild, misleading and inaccurate allegations made by Members of the Opposition UNC regarding the utilisation of withdrawals...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE: INACCURATE AND MISLEADING GUARDIAN ARTICLE ON THE REPLACEMENT...
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert M.P., has taken note of an inaccurate and misleading article in today’s Trinidad Guardian regarding the planned replacement of old small-denomination...
View ArticleMedia Release: Misleading and Inaccurate Editorial on the National Insurance...
In that Editorial the Express falsely claimed that the Minister of Finance was only making “darting references and piecemeal approaches” to address the “stark” problem of the shortfall between...
View ArticleMedia Release: Procurement Regulations Laid in Parliament by the Honourable...
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, today laid in the House of Representatives a package of Regulations required to operationalize the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public...
View ArticleStatement made by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance on the...
Madam President, before you is the Finance Bill, 2021 aimed at putting in place the remainder of the fiscal measures that were announced in this Honourable House on October 05, 2020. Madam President,...
View ArticleMedia Release No 6 – PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS – Tobago Airport
The Minister of Finance, the Honourable Colm Imbert, M.P., in conjunction with the Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, the Honourable Ancil Dennis, wishes to advise that approval has been...
View ArticleMedia Release – FIUTT Friday 16th July, 2021
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (“the FIUTT”) has noted content in the media, inclusive of social media, which alleges that the FIUTT is investigating specific issues. Click to...
View ArticleMedia Release: Despite COVID Challenges, S&P Confirms Trinidad and Tobago’s...
Port of Spain: Today, Tuesday July 27th, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s investment grade rating of BBB-. This rating differentiates Trinidad and...
View ArticleMedia Release: Misleading Guardian Article on Trinidad and Tobago’s Credit...
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of an extremely inaccurate and misleading article in today’s (July 28, 2021) edition of Trinidad and Tobago Guardian entitled “S&P...
View ArticleMedia Release: Trinidad and Tobago Continues to Top CARICRIS Sovereign Ratings
The Caribbean credit rating agency CariCRIS has announced its 2021 rating of Trinidad and Tobago at CariAA, the second highest rating on its scale. At CariAA, Trinidad and Tobago remains at the top of...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE – CLARIFICATION OF BASIC FOOD ITEMS TO BE MADE VAT FREE
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of comments made in the public domain about the announcement in the 2022 Budget Statement that the Government intends to make several...
View ArticleMedia Release: DCoP MC Donald Jacob appointed as Accounting Officer for the TTPS
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that in accordance with Section 2 of the Exchequer and Audit Act, Chap. 69:01 and Regulation 3 of the Financial Regulations, he has...
View ArticleMedia Release: Inaccurate Figures in the Express Newspaper Regarding the Cost...
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, has noted two successive articles in the Express Newspaper (Sunday October 24, 2021 and Tuesday October 26, 2021) which quote inaccurate figures...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE: SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF VAT-FREE (ZERO-RATED) ITEMS EFFECTIVE...
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that the supplementary list of Basic Food Items that will be VAT-Free (Zero-Rated) from Monday, November 1st, 2021, has been...
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