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The $5.6 billion deficit is expected to rise to $8.7 billion unless the Government can find new sources of revenue in this fiscal year.

When Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo presents the mid-year review today at 1.30 p.m. in the House of Representatives, at the Red House, Port of Spain, the country will know the answer to this question.

When former finance minister Colm Imbert presented the 2025 national budget last September, he projected a $5.6 billion deficit in his $59.7 billion fiscal package.