A bigger slice for Tobago An Hour Ago Workers reinforce a riverbank to prevent landslides at Manswell Trace, Castara Village, Tobago. Tobagonians have called for a larger allocation of the national budget. - DAVID REID A parliamentary committee has recommended Tobago get 6.8 per cent of the national budget. That’s an almost 70 per cent increase in the island’s current mandatory share of 4.03 per cent. However, Tobagonians are not happy with the proposal and have called for a higher minimum allocation. We think this issue should not be one settled by whim or fancy. Tobago’s share in the overall fiscal pie needs to reflect its revenue generation, its productivity and its special developmental needs – all weighed in accordance with a carefully devised economic stimulus plan.