April 4, 2016: Please be advised that the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives will meet on Wednesday April 6th, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Parliament Chamber located at Tower D, The Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre, 1A Wrightson Road, Port of Spain.
At this meeting, the Committee will consider the Proposal for the Variation of Appropriation for the fiscal year 2016 for several Heads of Expenditure. The proceedings of Standing Finance Committee are held in public.
In light of this, members of the media are reminded to take note of the following guidelines which steer the Standing Finance Committee:
1. The Speaker of the House serves as Chairman of the Standing Finance Committee.
2. During the Standing Finance Committee, the proposals for decreases in appropriation will be considered first followed by the proposals for increases.
3. The Committee has the power to summon relevant Accounting Officers and technocrats to provide information to the Committee.
4. The speaking time in Standing Finance Committee shall not exceed five (5) minutes on each intervention.
The schedule for the consideration of Heads of Expenditure is as follows:
For further information please contact:
The Corporate Communications Department
Office of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
868-624-7275 Ext. 2520 or 2318
