Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo said the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund would soon be operationalised and Government was currently working on its infrastructure. He believes it should be fully operational within the first quarter of 2026.

During an interview with Newsday on December 7, he said, “A lot of the Finance Bill that we have passed was also to protect the citizens and the People’s National Movement is trying to create the impression that it is a tax on people.”

He said when there was a situation where someone is charged with driving without a licence or insurance coverage, it meant, if they were involved in an accident, the victim had no recourse and nothing to get.