THA Finance Secretary Gives Thanks For Tobago’s $2.7 Billion Budget Allocation

Secretary of Finance, Trade and the Economy in the Tobago House of Assembly, Petal-Ann Roberts, has given thanks for the $2.7 billion budgetary allocation Tobago received in the 2027 National Budget.

Speaking at a Thanksgiving Service for the Division at the Victor E. Bruce Financial Complex on Tuesday, she said she was choosing gratitude over disappointment, noting the economic challenges facing countries worldwide.

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“When the budget was read, the Chief Secretary and I had to repent because we were so disdained, and we were not as thankful as we should be because it could have been worse because the globe right now is going through so much turmoil, and we are still here with smiles on our faces and salaries in our bank account.”