The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Some of the essential food items which no longer have value added tax. - SUREASH CHOLAI The Central Bank has forecast increased food prices into 2022 despite the government’s removal of value-added tax (VAT) on essential food items. In its Monetary Policy Report for November 2021, the bank said while the VAT removal measure was aimed at providing some ease to consumers, it may only be temporary owing to the […]