Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has rubbished calls by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for an investigation into his actions with regard to the impasse between public officers at the Ministry of Finance and Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass over 2023 public accounts.

In a statement on March 5, Imbert said Persad-Bissessar's claims were a “diatribe” and admonished her for “grasping at straws” and “making up stories about missing money."

Persad-Bissessar had claimed in a statement on February 28 that the minister had attempted to intimidate Ramdass in a political attack that backfired.