Guard against pension abuse

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Trinidad and Tobago's 2027 budget includes a $250 increase in grants for vulnerable citizens, with an estimated annual cost of $555 million. The measure is intended to benefit 165,000 people, including 124,000 pensioners, while the article warns about potential pension abuse.

Representing an estimated annual commitment of $555 million, the $250 increase in grants to the vulnerable announced in the 2027 budget is meant to be a cushion impacting 165,000 citizens, 124,000 of whom are pensioners. Government framed the increase to…