66 articles tagged "budget-2022-2023"
Civil servants would like to see the family care leave entitlement return because right now they only have sick leave, bereavement leave and professional leave. This has been highlighted by a head of school during
Nakasi High School Principal Praveen Chand has raised concerns about students being irresponsible in taking care of government-funded textbooks and has suggested that the government should look into setting up an outlet
A suggestion has been made during the National Budget consultations that restaurants with different income levels should be charged different VAT rates. A Nausori businessman has told Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sa
People are expected to find out the recommended increase in taxi fare tomorrow. This has been confirmed by the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum after a question was raised by a taxi operator during the bud
If farmers continue to be victimized due to land lease issues, I do not know when they will be able to contribute to the economic development of the country and towards the GDP. This has been highlighted by a farm
There is good news for heart patients in Fiji as the Lautoka Hospital through it partnership with Aspen Medical could begin performing open heart surgeries by next week. This has been confirmed by the Minister for
A man who had a vehicle in Kadavu transporting goods to the wharf and another one that was usually hired out in Suva is asking for assistance from the government after both his vehicles were repossessed during the heigh
A man who had a vehicle in Kadavu transporting goods to the wharf and another one that was usually hired out in Suva is asking for assistance from the government after both his vehicles were repossessed during the heigh
A Nausori farmer has made a request to the Minister for Economy if more money can be poured into the Agriculture Ministry. While speaking during the budget consultation in Nausori, the man told Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
A request has been made by a villager of Koromakawa in the district of Wairiki for their road to be fixed as around 40 children from the village have to walk 4 to 5 kilometres every morning to reach their school. W
You can start earning the minimum wage rate through the Jobs for Nature Program by just planting seedlings of mangroves, breadfruit and other trees according to Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. He says t
A real estate agent has told the Minister for Economy during the budget consultations that a 2% commission on the sale of a residential property is not sustainable for some businesses. The agent says they used to
Government debt is forecast to reach $9.1 billion, equivalent to 88.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product compared to a total debt of $5.2 billion at the end of July 2018 equivalent to 45.9 percent of GDP. It had be
Those who have done Foundation studies and want to get TELS to pay for their MBBS studies are not eligible as only those who have done Year 13 and qualify under the requirements can be assisted. Acting Prime Minist
A FNU student has asked if the apprentices fall under the recent increase in minimum wage and whether they will get the minimum wage of $4 an hour. The student raised the issue during a budget consultation with the
Investment in education remains a top priority for government. This was highlighted by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during a budget consultation at FNU Samabula. Sayed
There are people who are poor but the statement from the Fiji Council of Social Services regarding food poverty has been blown out of proportion. This has been stated by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for
“We need to be able to learn to change our food eating habits as some are too used to roti, purini, babakau, panikeke and bread which are made from imported ingredients.†This is according to the Acting Prime
There is good news for 392,175 FNPF members as a total of $371 million will be credited into their account next Friday evening. This comes as the FNPF has approved a credit interest rate of 6% for the fiscal year e
In a bid to help ease the traffic flow between the Suva to Nausori corridor, government is looking at relocating some of their offices out to the Nasinu area and they are about to finalize where these offices will be lo
