Thread by @AB___76

1. Other than a temporary windfall from high energy prices, "There is nothing that offers hope for the #TrinidadandTobago economy" says @kevinramnarine. He adds that major private sector companies in TT are neither investing nor expanding here.

newsday.co.tt/2022/07/23/imb…

2. It’s now less than 6 weeks until #TrinidadandTobago’s next budget. After 7 years of negative growth, it must be a budget for growth. Negative growth means lower living standards for the people of TT; positive growth raises them.

3. #TrinidadandTobago’s govt should identify the many #oilandgas projects long awaiting a final investment decision & ensure that the budget unlocks them. For years the @TTEnergyChamber has been identifying how this can be done & has been ignored even as production has declined.

4. Unlocking #oilandgas projects in #TrinidadandTobago means enacting the sort of reform described in this article. TT will be better off for doing so: more energy production means more tax revenues, more employment, more growth & higher living standards. energynow.tt/blog/urgent-ne…

5. #TrinidadandTobago’s government has known for 7 years that reforms are required & has repeated promised, but failed, to enact them. After 7 years of a shrinking economy it must act now and let TT reap the reward that is due. ab-76.blogspot.com/2022/06/broken… #growth4trinibago

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