Prime Minister Kamla Persad-­Bissessar announced yesterday that Government will seek an additional $2.93 billion in supplementary appropriation to cover increased wages for more than 62,000 workers.

In October 2025, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo presented the national budget with planned expenditure of $59.232 billion, based on an oil price of US$73.25 per ­barrel and a gas price of US$4.35 per mmbtu.

He projected revenue of $55.367 billion against expenditure of $59.232 billion, resulting in a fiscal deficit of $3.865 billion.