THA requests $135M to retain CEPEP, URP-styled programme
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June 23, 2026
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Akash Samaroo
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has signalled that state-funded employment programmes like the Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) and a successor to the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) will continue on the island, as it has requested a combined $135.25 million for the initiatives in its fiscal 2027 budget proposals.
Presenting the THA’s budget request yesterday, Secretary of Finance, Trade and the Economy Petal-Ann Roberts announced that $91.9 million has been earmarked for a new Programme for Infrastructure Upgrade in Urban and Rural Communities (IUURC), which will continue work previously carried out under the URP.
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