{"id":3047,"date":"2026-08-02T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:00:18","slug":"timely-clarification-on-mild-hybrid-vehicle-taxation-by-finance-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=3047","title":{"rendered":"Timely Clarification on Mild Hybrid Vehicle Taxation by Finance Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Minister Clarifies Mild Hybrid Tax Status After Dealer Raises Concerns<br \/>\nA local vehicle dealer is publicly thanking Minister of Finance Davendranath Tancoo after receiving what he described as a swift response regarding the tax treatment of mild hybrid vehicles.<br \/>\nIn a video shared on social media, David of Marine Porters said the minister acted quickly to bring clarity to concerns surrounding the issue.<br \/>\nAccording to David, mild hybrid vehicles will not be subject to the taxes that had caused uncertainty, allowing prices to remain unchanged.<br \/>\nHe specifically mentioned the Toyota Raize, Toyota Rumion and Toyota Hyryder, assuring customers that there will be no additional taxes on those models.<br \/>\n&#8220;One thing is voicing your concern, but it&#8217;s another thing when the leaders listen,&#8221; David said, praising the Finance Minister&#8217;s rapid response and describing it as &#8220;performance.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe also confirmed that vehicle prices will remain the same and announced that business will continue as normal when the dealership reopens on Monday.<br \/>\nEnding his message on a personal note, David thanked the minister once again and said he remained confident that the issue would be resolved, adding that his faith carried him through a stressful period.<br \/>\nThe clarification is expected to provide reassurance to both dealerships and prospective buyers who had been concerned about the potential impact of new tax measures on mild hybrid vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tg-source-credit\"><em>Article and image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1451768966974453\/?rdid=wx12QDD12yRo8ocp&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fr%2F1EL7MHC1zM%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Finance confirms no new taxes on mild hybrid vehicles, reassuring local businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trinidad-and-tobago"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}