MEDIA RELEASE-Express doubles down to continue its campaign of misinformation...
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has observed that having been publicly chastised by the Judiciary for publishing inaccurate information, rather than accepting that it has misled the...
View ArticleMedia Release: Appointment of a New Statutory Authorities Service Commission
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that yesterday, August 25, 2022, Cabinet approved the appointment of the following persons to the Statutory Authorities Service...
View ArticleMedia Release – Feature Presentation by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister...
Trinidad and Tobago Spotlight on the Economy 2022 presented by the Honourable Colm Imbert, MP Minister of Finance at the Hyatt Regency on September 2, 2022. Click to view the full presentation...
View ArticleMedia Release: Trinidad and Tobago Modernizing Its Tax Payment Ecosystem
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago aims to increase accessibility and improve the ease of honouring tax obligations for people and businesses, by supporting key legal, regulatory...
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Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the 40th Anniversary of the...
It is indeed an honour to speak on this auspicious occasion – the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) is the...
View ArticleMedia Release: The Ministry of Finance is Appealing Recent High Court Judgements
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert MP has taken note of an editorial in today’s Express Newspaper which refers to what it describes as the Government’s mounting legal costs. The two particular...
View ArticleMedia Release – Fiscal Outturn for 2022 better than expected
The Ministry of Finance is now in receipt of the final figures for the actual revenue collections in Fiscal 2022, up to the end of September 2022. At the time of the presentation of the 2023 Budget on...
View ArticleMedia Release: CAF-Development Bank of Latin America donates US$200,000.00 in...
The CAF- Development Bank of Latin America has offered to donate US$200,000.00 (TT$1.36 million) as a demonstration of unwavering solidarity with the people of Trinidad and Tobago. READ MORE...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE – MINISTRY OF FINANCE ACHIEVES A $1.08 BILLION FISCAL SURPLUS...
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, wishes to advise that the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance reported yesterday that as various ministries and departments continue to complete their...
View ArticleMedia Release: Trinidad and Tobago Scans 5 Times More Containers than the USA...
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has noted commentary in the media regarding a recent disclosure that the Customs and Excise Division scans SEVENTEEN PERCENT (17%) of containers entering...
View ArticleMedia Release: Minister of Finance wins lawsuit brought against him over the...
In March 2022, Opposition activist Ravi Balgobin Maharaj filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Finance Minister, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, over the Minister’s decision to appoint businessman Patrick...
View ArticleMedia Release – Minister of Finance Waives ALL Taxes on Components in CCTV...
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to announce a waiver of all taxes (Customs Duty, Online Purchase Tax and Value Added Tax) on CCTV cameras and DVRs used in CCTV systems, as...
View ArticleMedia release – Minister of Finance Extends NIS Amnesty to January 31st, 2023
In accordance with the provisions of the amended National Insurance Act, Chap. 32:01, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has extended the deadline for the payment of outstanding NIS...
View ArticleFeature Address by the Minister of Finance at the Opening of the...
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.I am very pleased to be given this opportunity to contribute to today’s important discussion on Advancing Financial Inclusion in the Caribbean, especially when the...
View ArticleFeature Address by the Minister of Finance at the Official Opening Ceremony...
The new Customs and Excise Division Jetty is a T-shaped Jetty, with a length of 44m and a width of 32m. The jetty will accommodate vessels docking at the King’s Wharf port of entry for Trinidad and...
View ArticleMedia Release – Economic Growth in 2022 Better than Expected
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that the latest statistics for actual economic growth for 2022, published by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) on its website, as it...
View ArticleMedia Release: With the support of CIAT and CAF, the Ministry of Finance of...
In the framework of the ‘Project for the Control of Transfer Pricing Operations in Trinidad and Tobago’, funded by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), a CIAT team visited the Ministry of...
View ArticleMedia Release: Prudent Policies and Growth welcomed by the IMF in the...
Today, the IMF has released the Concluding Statement of its two-week 2023 Article IV Mission to Trinidad and Tobago. It is a yearly health-check by international experts, of Trinidad and Tobago’s...
View ArticleMedia Release: Tax Amnesty Extended to May 19, 2023
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that the tax amnesty has been extended to May 19, 2023, to give businesses and individuals more time to prepare their financial...
View ArticleMedia Release: Inaccurate Reporting and Commentary on Tobago Land Acquisition...
The Minister of Finance, Hon, Colm Imbert, MP has taken note of inaccurate reporting on the case of Wolwin Lovell v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago, which involved a dispute for...
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