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Budget Summaries 2025/2026

The following links are to summaries of the expenditure, divisions and projects under the various Heads of Expenditure. They are intended to demystify the budget documents.

Links: 

  • Budget Presentation and Estimates (Ministry of Finance website)
  • Guide to Budget for fiscal 2025
  • Summary of the Development Programme Expenditure
HeadDescription2026 Budget allocation (*based on figures in the Appropriation (FY 2026) Bill 2025)
01President$20,782,000
02Auditor General$33,262,800
03Judiciary$517,004,850
04Industrial Court$28,889,200
05Parliament$153,541,100
06Service Commissions$83,775,650
07Statutory Authorities Service Commission$6,424,185
08Elections and Boundaries Commission$92,450,200
09Tax Appeal Board$9,568,900
11Registration, Recognition and Certification Board$5,203,200
12Public Service Appeal Board$3,808,550
13Office of the Prime Minister$522,702,600
15Tobago House of Assembly$2,943,574,800
16Central Administrative Services, Tobago$28,505,890
17Personnel Department$44,204,600
18Ministry of Finance$6,396,861,380
20Pensions and Gratuities$1,000,000
23Office of the Attorney General$282,267,600
24Ministry of Land and Legal Affairs$483,137,302
26Ministry of Education$5,266,480,354
28Ministry of Health$7,039,278,291
30Ministry of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development$182,231,500
31Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence$1,570,513,51
34Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation$545,839,000
37Integrity Commission$8,238,025
38Environmental Commission$7,002,605
39Ministry of Public Utilities$3,270,777,074
40Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries$550,406,100
42Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government$2,094,683,516
46Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs$290,652,400
58Ministry of Justice$230,696,500
61Ministry of Housing$637,044,000
64Trinidad and Tobago Police Service$2,612,301,000
65Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs$269,403,500
67Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development$322,478,000
69Ministry of Works and Infrastructure$2,152,652,000
72Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training$1,797,511,900
75Equal Opportunity Tribunal$3,208,530
77Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries$792,447,900
78Ministry of the People, Social Development and Family Services$6,012,215,208
83Ministry of Homeland Security$1,930,050,600
84Ministry of Defence$440,738,670
85Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism $339,826,800
86Ministry of Culture and Community Development$436,362,700