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Simon Ferrie
25 October 2022
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Trinidad’s tax reforms receive mixed reviews

The measures appear to have produced some results, but may not go far enough

Trinidad and Tobago’s recent tax reforms appear to have already spurred—or at least been timed in conjunction with—announcements of renewed investment in the country’s upstream. But some argue the government could take further measures to help reverse the impact of underinvestment seen in recent years. In his late-September budget statement, finance minister Colm Imbert said that “to maintain our revenue and growth, we must make every effort to boost oil and gas production in the short-to-medium term.” The budget announced the adjustment of the Supplemental Petroleum Tax (SPT) regime “to incentivise new production, particularly new oil production”. The minister also confirmed that “over the

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