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flag Trinidad and Tobago approves 10% public salary increase, back pay, and job reforms, plus gas price cut.

flag Trinidad and Tobago has approved a 10% salary increase for public servants, covering unpaid raises from 2014–2019, as part of the 2026 budget. flag Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo announced the move, calling it a historic step to restore dignity to civil servants, with $730 million in arrears to be paid by December 2025. flag The government will also ratify recent collective agreements and launch a Job Evaluation Exercise to convert up to 63% of fixed-term contracts into permanent, pensionable positions. flag Simultaneously, super gasoline prices were cut by $1 per litre, effective immediately, though gas station operators warn of financial strain. flag The government defended its oil price assumptions and budget figures, while trade unions welcomed the wage progress and pledged to begin negotiations.

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