The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has laid the Finance Bill 2026 in the House of Representatives. The bill advances a package of government policy measures spanning tax treatment for pensions, pension reform, gaming taxation and surcharge rules, and it also proposes stronger criminal penalties across a broad range of offences. Measures identified in the release include tax exemptions for approved pension fund plans and approved deferred annuity plans, pension reform for the Protective Services, revisions to the gaming tax under the Liquor Licences Act, and amendments to the Landlord Business Surcharge. The bill is scheduled for debate in the House of Representatives on 10 June 2026.
Ministry of Finance (Trinidad & Tobago)2026-06-05
Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Finance lays Finance Bill 2026 with pension tax changes gaming tax revisions and stronger criminal penalties
The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has laid the Finance Bill 2026 in the House of Representatives, advancing measures on tax treatment for pensions, pension reform, gaming taxation, surcharge rules, and stronger criminal penalties. The bill includes tax exemptions for approved pension fund and deferred annuity plans, pension reform for the Protective Services, revisions to the gaming tax under the Liquor Licences Act, and amendments to the Landlord Business Surcharge.