A “light at the end of the tunnel” is how the Tobago Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce is describing the Tobago House of Assembly’s $4.12 billion budget.

On Monday, THA Finance Secretary Petal-Ann Roberts presented the 2026–2027 budget with a commitment to creating a pathway to prosperity – an approach Chairman of the Tobago Division of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Curtis Williams, believes aligns with the Chamber’s expectations.

“You know our hopes were dwindling, and now you see some kind of a… I think the Secretary, through her delivery of this budget, I see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.”