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Former finance minister Mariano Browne says Tobago’s $4.12 billion budget request for fiscal 2027 may be ambitious, but warned the final allocation will depend on the country’s fiscal constraints and the Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo’s ability to balance competing priorities.
Following the THA’s budget presentation on Monday, Browne told Guardian Media yesterday that while Tobago can request what it believes is necessary, the reality is the Central Government is already under pressure.
“I’m only looking at the size of the budget relative to the Minister of Finance and the difficulties. I think he doesn’t have the cash to give them all that they want,” Browne said.
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