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The Minister of Rural Development and Local Government says no decision has been made by the ministry to deduct allowances for chairmen and convenors of committees from councillors’ retroactive backpay payments.
The issue arose after the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Local Government Authorities (TTALGA) sent a letter to the ministry, objecting to what they described as a ministry decision to implement these deductions. In their letter, TTALGA argued that such a move was “unsound,” “procedurally unfair,” and contrary to the principles of local governance.
Yesterday, Minister Kadhija Ameen explained that the decision to grant backpay to councillors was recent, and local government corporations are still in the preliminary stages of calculating the amounts owed.
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