27 articles tagged "budget-2018-2019"
The 2018/2019 National Budget has been passed in parliament. The Bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of $4,249,029,298 (four billion, two hundred and forty nine million, twenty nine thousand two hundred and ninety
The Speaker of Parliament has told SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula she is baffled by him. This was after SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula had proposed the amendment that the allocation of $70,000 for Cultural Awareness of iTauk
“The opposition can call this budget an election budget, a sugar coated budget, I love me budget, a pre-election bribe or whatever name they wish to call it but the bottom-line is that this government will continue to
Government has allocated $5 million for the renovation of the old Parliament Complex in Veiuto. This has been highlighted by Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum adding that the idea is to have most of the cou
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Gross Domestic Product which is the total value of goods and services produced in Fiji, has increased to $11 billion compared to $0.2 billion in 1970. While rejecting
The Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says the government is saying that the theme of the Budget is “All Families Matter†which he calls “Fear, Free-bees and Failuresâ€. Profess
Minister for Waterways, Dr Mahendra Reddy says they are reviving an industry that SODELPA’s parliamentarian, Niko Nawaikula tried to kill when he was in the NLTB. Reddy stated this during the parliamentary debate
“Just seeing bullocks working on the farm does not mean that there is no agriculture revolution.†Minister for Agriculture Inia Seruiratu stated this in Parliament today while contributing to 2018/2019 National
There was heated exchange between SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in the parliamentary debate on the 2018/2019 National Budget after Nawaikula made comments and withdrew them, and th
SODELPA MP, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has told parliament that the $1,000 given to new mothers will continue to further increase the national debt in the long run. While speaking during the parliamentary debate on th
Assistant Minister for Women and Children, Veena Bhatnagar raised concern in parliament regarding the opposition members’ continuous queries about the money allocated in the National Budget based on requisition to the
Breaking ground with billboards, announcing new medical facilities are one thing and having functional facilities, quite another. These are the sentiments of National Federation Party MPÂ Parmod Chand while speakin
Minister for Health, Rosy Akbar says the increase in funding for hiring of locum doctors which includes 31 general practitioners and 9 specialists is done to cater for the current shortage and to better meet patient nee
The Government is making Health Care accessible when people need it and in some communities 24 hours a day. This was the sentiment of Fiji First MP, Dr Brij Lal during the 2018/2019 National Budget. Dr Brij La
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula stresses that when they come into power, they will restore the Great Council of Chiefs and remove the Land Use Act. While speaking during the budget debate late last night, Nawaikula says
Assistant Minister for Women and Children Veena Bhatnagar has hit out at NFP’s Parmod Chand for criticizing ministers meeting people who are facing difficulties and need assistance. Speaking during the budget de
SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says that it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has chosen to attack him personally in his budget response, rather than focusing his attention on the contents of the 20
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says one factor that had an even more devastating effect on the country’s economy than cyclones was Sitiveni Rabuka. While speaking during the 2018/2019 National Budget Debate, B
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says that there is nothing exciting about the $1 billion that has been allocated to the Education Sector. Rabuka says this is around 22% of the total budget, which is not the first t
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says that the 2018/2019 National Budget is bold, imaginative, comprehensive and sets us up for a wonderful year. While opening of the 59th Annual Sanatan Convention at Samabula Pri
