45 articles tagged "budget-2021-2022-indepth"
The Government has announced that $200 million in loans is available to businesses to meet their working capital needs. 20,000 businesses can be assisted through this. The Government will pay the interest for
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says the 2021/2022 National Budget is just based on the assumption, that will like all other budgets in recent years result in hopelessness and despair. Profe
The Government has announced that FNPF members between the ages of 50 to 54 years who have FNPF balance of up to $10,000, and affected due to COVID-19, will now be able to withdraw funds from their account. While m
Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as more adults in Fiji are fully vaccinated, they are developing secure vaccine passports which are essentially digital vaccination certificates. W
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says despite these challenging times, the Government will continue to ensure that every child receives primary and secondary education fully paid by the Government. $59.4 m
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has stressed the importance of moving the economy and the country as a whole forward if Fiji reaches the 80% target to get the eligible population fully vaccinated. While p
The Government will continue to provide free water to households with an annual household income of less than $30,000 for up to 92,500 litres of water. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the same goes f
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says social welfare recipients eligible for term life and funeral benefits must be fully vaccinated by 1st November 2021. While announcing the National Budget, Sayed-Khaiyu
An unemployment income support has been announced for the 2021/2022 National Budget, and the assistance will only provided to people that have received their first dose before the application period ends. Minister
The Fiji Trades Union Congress is again pushing for the minimum wage rate to be increased to $4 an hour and the National Secretary, Felix Anthony also says they do not want salary cuts for civil servants, no increase in
Programs like free education and the bus fare subsidy are expected to continue to receive appropriate funding in the 2021-2022 National Budget despite the current circumstances. However, this will be all be linked
The Fiji National University Students Association is calling on the Government to invest more in the digital platforms, especially to assist tertiary students who are now studying online from their homes. President
The immediate focus of new Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill will be to work with Fiji’s health authorities to restore tourism activity which has been most affected since we recorded our first case of COVID-19 in the countr
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission expects that consumer protection will be a key area of the 2021/2022 National Budget. FCCC CEO, Joel Abraham says given the COVID-19 pandemic, the issues relating to c
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reassured people that despite the situation the country is facing with the current COVID-19 outbreak, programmes that are important to youths, such as th
The Fiji Labour Party has rejected any moves to increase VAT in the upcoming 2021/2022 National Budget. In its submission on the budget, the Fiji Institute of Accountants has proposed that VAT be raised to 12.5 per
The Fiji Taxi Association says they are hoping that the 20 cents per litre duty on fuel is reduced in the 2021-2022 National Budget as fuel prices have gone up by about 50 cents a litre in the past 6 months. Associ
The Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling for policies for longer term financing for businesses at reduced interest rates. President, Doctor Nur Bano Ali says that’s what businesses need now. She
The 2021/2022 National Budget was delivered by Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on Friday 16th July.
The Association of Banks and the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ariff Ali met with Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum for their second meeting today to discuss initiatives for the upcoming 2021-2022 National Bu
