29 articles tagged "budget-2019-2020"
The 2019/2020 National Budget was passed in parliament late last night. 27 parliamentarians voted in favor of the Bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of $3,434,407,892 (three billion, four hundred and thirty four
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad has today stated in Parliament that Members of the Opposition are not racist people. Prasad says the government keeps accusing the opposition members of pursu
SODELPA MP Ro Teimumu Kepa’s motion to increase the Transport Assistance from $20 million to $25 million in the 2019/2020 National Budget has been defeated in parliament. Kepa says this is a good initiative, howe
SODELPA parliamentarian Niko Nawaikula’s motion to reduce the $1.2 million allocation for overseas travel of Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama be decreased by $1 million in the 2019/2020 National Budget has been defe
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says health in this nation is not indicated by a falling door. Waqainabete made this comment in response to NFP parliamentarian Pio Tikoduadua who was concerned about th
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says if it were left to the opposition, they would develop their policies based on the consideration of ethnicity and provincialism. He says the 2019/2020 National Budget i
SODELPA parliamentarian Lynda Tabuya says she stands by her earlier comments that there is a bank liquidity problem and there she has facts from people within banks and other businesses. Although the Prime Ministe
Assistant Minister for Employment, Alvick Maharaj says that he can’t understand why the Leader of Opposition, Sitiveni Rabuka has a problem with calling everyone Fijian. While speaking during the 2019/2020 Nation
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka is Mr Collapse himself and Bainimarama stresses that Rabuka is not a changed man. While speaking during the debate on the 2019/2020 National Bud
“If you talk about a boom in Fiji’s economy, there is nothing to justify it.†Opposition Leader and SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka said this while speaking on the 2019/2020 National Budget in Parliament this
Minister for Forestry Osea Naiqamu says that his Ministry’s budget has been reduced by just slightly over half a million which means is that they have to work smarter to deliver all their responsibilities. Naiqa
Water Authority of Fiji Chairman Bhavesh Patel says the 2019/2020 National Budget is a fair budget and the government has made reductions where it has deemed necessary to tighten the budget. Patel has highlighted
More than 1,000 families are expected to benefit from the formalisation of informal settlements initiative in the next financial year. The informal settlements that are expected to be completed include Waidamudamu
Initial estimates show that the overall economic impact of hosting the 52nd Annual ADB Meeting in Fiji was around $30-40 million. This is according to the budget supplements for the 2019/2020 financial year. I
The Consumer Council of Fiji has warned traders not to charge the new plastic bag levy before 1st January next year. Consumer Council CEO Seema Shandil says the announcement of the ban in high density plastic bags
$17.9 million has been allocated towards the rural electrification projects in the 2019/2020 National Budget of which $12.5 million will be used for Grid Extension Program while $5.4 million is allocated for Solar Home
More than 25,000 students are benefitting from the Tertiary Education Loan Scheme. $138 million has been allocated towards the TELS program for the next financial year. While announcing the 2019/2020 National
$270.2 million has been collected through the Environmental and Climate Adaptation Levy, since it began in the 2017/2018 financial year. $255.9 million has been used to finance 102 projects to date, programmed in t
The Consumer Council of Fiji views the 2019/2020 National Budget to be futuristic, practical and economically sustainable, it not only provides stable present but also secures stable future for all Fijians. These a
The Fiji Roads Authority says it will work with what it has been allocated and will emphasize on public safety and doing repairs to damaged assets. These are the words of FRA CEO Jonathan Moore after the announceme
