This Bill seeks to amend the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Service) Act, Chap. 2:03, the Petty Civil Courts Act, Chap. 4:21, the Judges Salaries and Pensions Act, Chap. 6:02, the Praedial Larceny Prevention Act, Chap. 10:03, the Proceeds of Crime Act, Chap. 11:27, the Retiring Allowances (Diplomatic Service) Act, Chap. 17:04, the Pensions Act, Chap. 23:52, the Widows’ and
Orphans’ Pensions Act, Chap. 23:54, the Municipal Corporations (Pensions) Act, Chap. 25:05, the Public Assistance Act, Chap. 32:03, the Housing Act, Chap. 33:01, the Fire Service Act, Chap. 35:50, the Teachers’ Pensions Act, Chap. 39:02, the Assisted Secondary School Teachers’ Pensions Act, Chap. 39:03, the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chap. 48:50, the Motor Vehicles Insurance
(Third-Party Risks) Act, Chap. 48:51, the Income Tax Act, Chap. 75:01, the Value Added Tax Act, Chap. 75:06, the Companies Act, Chap. 81:01, the Unit Trust Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Act, Chap. 83:03, and the Property Tax Act, 2009.
Bills
5th Session of the 10th Republican Parliament
The Finance Bill, 2015
AN ACT to provide for the variation of certain duties and taxes and to introduce provisions of a fiscal nature and for related matters
Introduced By:
Larry Howai
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 1 of 2015
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
09-Jan-2015
Published In Gazette On
09-Jan-2015, Vol.54 No.3
Status
President of the Republic - Assent
Progress
9 Jan 2015
House of Representatives
Gazetted Bill
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
9 Jan 2015
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
2.Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Opposition Member]
3.Sen. the Hon. Kevin Ramnarine [Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs]
4.Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley, MP [Diego Martin West] [Leader of the Opposition]
5.Hon. Stephen Cadiz, MP [Chaguanas East] [Minister of Transport]
6.Mrs. Patricia McIntosh, MP [Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann’s West] [Opposition Member]
7.Hon. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, MP [Caroni East] [Minister of Education]
8.Mr. Fitzgerald Jeffrey, MP [La Brea] [Opposition Member]
9.Mr. NiLeung Hypolite, MP [Laventille West] [Opposition Member]
10.Ms. Alicia Hospedales, MP [Arouca/Maloney] [Opposition Member]
11.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
10 Jan 2015
Committee Stage
amendments made in the House of Representatives
10 Jan 2015
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
13 Jan 2015
Senate
Bill incorporating House of Representatives amendments
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
13 Jan 2015
20 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
2.Sen. Dr. Lester Henry [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Helen Drayton [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. the Hon. Vasant Bharath [Minister of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communications]
5.Sen. Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis [Opposition Senator]
6.Sen. H.R. Ian Roach [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. the Hon. Fazal Karim [Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training]
8.Sen. Avinash Singh [Opposition Senator]
9.Sen. Dr. Rolph Balgobin [Independent Senator]
10.Sen. the Hon. Raziah Ahmed [Minister of State in the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development]
11.Sen. Diane Baldeo-Chadeesingh [Opposition Senator]
12.Sen. Dr. Dhanayshar Mahabir [Independent Senator]
13.Sen. the Hon. Devant Maharaj [Minister of Food Production]
14.Sen. Faris Al-Rawi, SC [Opposition Senator]
15.Sen. Anthony Vieira, SC [Independent Senator]
16.Sen. the Hon Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie [Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development]
17.Sen. Camille Robinson-Regis [Opposition Senator]
18.Sen. David Small [Independent Senator]
19.Sen. the Hon. Kevin Ramnarine [Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs]
20.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
14 Jan 2015
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Larry Howai [Minister of Finance and the Economy]
28 Jan 2015