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PUBLIC Service Association (PSA) president Felisha Thomas keenly welcomed the government’s pledge to scrap the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority (TTRA) proposed by the former government, speaking to Newsday on May 6.

Former finance minister had pushed to amalgamate the Customs and Excise Division (CED) with the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) into the TTRA, whose role was set out in the TTRA Act.

Asked if the scrapping caused a collective sigh of relief, Thomas replied, “Absolutely.