AS Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo prepares to deliver his first national budget, the Widow Support Trinidad and Tobago (WSTT) group is calling on the new administration not to overlook the struggles faced by widows.

Tancoo is set to present the 2025-2026 national budget on October 13, marking the first of five budgets expected to be delivered by the United National Congress (UNC) government during its term, having won the April 28 general election.

In the lead-up to the presentation, Soraya Nanan, president of WSTT has released a “wish list” of measures it hopes will be included in the new fiscal package, appealing directly to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to treat widows with compassion in her government’s first budget.