$2.8B to pay salaries

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June 6, 2026

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Government will next week add $2.93 billion in supplemental funds to the 2026 Budget, mainly to pay for salary increases for 62,050 unionised workers - and the mid-year review of the Budget will subsequently be delivered on June 15.

This was indicated by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Finance Minister Dave Tancoo in the House of Representatives yesterday.

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