{"id":9732,"date":"2016-09-30T14:22:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=9732"},"modified":"2016-10-02T13:14:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T17:14:27","slug":"budget-presentation-for-fiscal-year-2017-friday-september-30-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=9732","title":{"rendered":"Budget Presentation for Fiscal Year 2017 &#8211; Friday September 30, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trinidad and Tobago Budget Presentation: Budget for Fiscal 2017 - September 30, 2016\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRZOpuXY48k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233939.html\">TAXMAN COMETH<\/a><br \/>\nIN rolling out a series of money-making measures in the 2016\/2017 National Budget, both the rich and poor were touched by yesterday&#8217;s Budget presentation.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2016-10-01\/elite-tax-high-income-earners\">Elite tax for high income earners<\/a><br \/>\nImbert spreads economic burden around<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233940.html\">&#8216;A vai-que-vai Budget&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nOPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar hit the National Budget as &#8220;a mishmash rehash of broken promises&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2016-10-01\/tt-going-debt-trap%E2%80%94kamla\">T&amp;T going into debt trap\u2014Kamla<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233942.html\">Economist: TT continues to run at a deficit<\/a><br \/>\nTHE 2016 \/ 2017 Budget missed the fact that if Trinidad and Tobago continues to run at a deficit, it will find itself in the position of Venezuela and Barbados.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233945.html\">Inflation, unemployment on the rise&#8230; energy output down<\/a><br \/>\nHEADLINE inflation and unemployment have both increased while energy output has fallen, according to the latest Central Bank (CBTT) statistics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233950.html\">Tobago gets less&#8230;but<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; the Assembly is not distressed because measures in place to enhance development on the sister isle will bring in additional revenue, THA Chief Secretary Orville London says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2016-10-01\/london-gives-sandals-project-his-blessing\">London gives Sandals project his blessing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2016-10-01\/gas-stations-face-closure\">Gas stations face closure<\/a><br \/>\nOwners: No longer economical to operate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233951.html\">Taxi drivers &#8211; diesel price rise, levels playing field<\/a><br \/>\n15 percent increase in the price of diesel but no increase in gas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/20160930\/news\/maxi-taxi-drivers-not-pleased-have-to-pay-15-more-for-diesel\">Maxi-taxi drivers not pleased: Have to pay 15% more for diesel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/news\/2016-10-01\/citizens-happy-ttec-rebate-no-hit-food\">Citizens happy at T&amp;TEC rebate, no hit on food<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233956.html\">WITCO slams new cigarette tax<\/a><br \/>\nTHE West Indian Tobacco Company (WITCO) has slammed Government&#8217;s decision to implement increase cigarette taxes by 15 percent from October 20<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233957.html\">Rise in alcohol prices does not faze drinkers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233969.html\">Griffith gives thumbs up for National Security allocation<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230;praising the $117 million allocation to upgrade intelligence gathering but questioned whether the $7.6 billion allocated was for purchasing of needed assets or just recurrent expenditure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/20160930\/news\/branches-anxious-to-know-their-share\">Branches anxious to know their share<\/a><br \/>\n$7.6b for National Security&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,233958.html\">Amcham gives &#8216;thumbs up&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230;but the business group urges the &#8220;early and meaningful consultation&#8221; 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