The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Finance monitors the overall financial activities and budgeting affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Finance Ministry of Trinidad and Tobago is headed by the Finance Minister. At present, the Finance Minister of Trinidad and Tobago is Patrick Manning, who is also the Prime Minister of the country.
The principal objective of the Finance Ministry of Trinidad and Tobago is to control the economy of Trinidad and Tobago in an efficient way with the help of designing and execution of forward looking and advanced policies for the welfare of the citizens of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Finance Ministry of Trinidad and Tobago also tries to encourage sustainable growth for the goal of enhancing the living standards of all the people in the country.
The Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago provides a wide variety of financial services, which include the following:
Preparation of budget
Fiscal reforms
Taxation policies
Taxation reforms
Actuarial services
Customs and excise services
Collection of revenue
Insurance services
Investment services
Public debt services
Treasury services
Valuation services
Other regulatory services
These functions are carried out with the help of a number of departments under the Ministry of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago.
The departments under the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Finance are the following:
Budget Division
Treasury Division
Valuation Division
Actuarial Services Division
Central Tenders Board
Central Administrative Services
Co-ordinating & Monitoring Unit
Credit Union Supervisory Unit
Customs & Excise Division
Double Taxation Secretariat
Inland Revenue Division
Insurance Division
Investments Division
Monetary, Fiscal & Trade Division
National Insurance Appeals Tribunal
Public Sector Finance Management Unit
Treasury Solicitor’s Division
Contact Details:
Ministry of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago
Postal Address:
Eric Williams Finance Building, Independence Square,
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Postal Address:
Eric Williams Finance Building, Independence Square,
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 868-627-9700
Fax: 868-627-6108
Last Updated on : 1st August 2013
