Introduction The Trinidad & Tobago Budget Statement 2016 titled “Restoring Confidence and Rebuilding Trust: Let us do this together” was presented by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance on 5th October 2015 and outlines inter alia, the government’s fiscal plans for the 2015/2016 period. The statement in itself took the form of a measured political position aimed at showcasing the differing policy direction of the current administration and its impact on the state o