60 articles tagged "budget-2024-2025"
For the first time, 75 percent of the Members of Parliament voted for the 2024-2025 National Budget. This has been confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad, who says they h
People will now be easily able to understand the 2024-2025 National Budget as the Citizens’ Guide to the National Budget has been launched to enhance transparency and accountability. While launching the guide, De
The coalition government has decided not to increase the water resource tax from 1 cent to 5 cents per litre for small water bottling companies that extract water between 0 to 9.999 million litres per month. Deputy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, SMEs and Communications, Manoa Kamikamica, says they are looking at $4.25 billion worth of investment and 184 projects worth $6.2 billion. While support
Minister for Agriculture Vatimi Rayalu says the increase in the production of crops and livestock to achieve economies of scale for farmers is the focus of the Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways in the next financial
FCCC to explore price controls and fair profit margins if theAs a comprehensive market study into the grocery retail sector continues, the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says while it is important for busine
Following questions raised about the increase in the budget for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and what purpose it serves, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has clarified that t
The government’s transport assistance for students has increased from $20 million to $37 million to cover full bus fares for students effective from 1st August 2024. The Fiji Bus Operations Association says the
As the national minimum wage is being increased to $5 per hour, the Fiji Trades Union Congress says they welcome the adjustment and they would have preferred it to be effective immediately but we can understand that emp
$3 billion in tax revenue is expected to be collected by the Fiji Revenue Customs Service by the end of this financial year which is probably the highest ever FRCS would collect. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
As the national minimum wage is progressively being increased to $5 an hour and there are concerns that the increase in the cost of doing business will be passed down to consumers, Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation
As the Government intends to take steps over the next six months towards the corporatisation of the Water Authority of Fiji, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says if the question of
If the Members of Parliament are not performing their duties well, there is no point in their salaries getting an increase and this is one area that needs to be monitored. This was highlighted by Fiji Council of S
As departure tax is being progressively increased to pre-pandemic levels of $200, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the Government has to make sure that they also collect enough
Dialogue Fiji has welcomed the incremental increases in the minimum wage, which is necessary to lift many working Fijians out of poverty and improve their quality of life and the Government’s efforts to respond to the
While the 2024-2025 National Budget is welcome news for the 33,000 civil servants, it still, unfortunately, has not met the expectations of the Fiji Public Service Association that it would steer the economy to recover
The budget increase is a significant step in the government's commitment to support the sugar industry, ensuring continued growth and prosperity. This has been highlighted by the Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs a
The Government will be looking at starting an investigation into how Health Care Fiji, which runs the Ba and Lautoka Hospitals was formed as legal requirements were not met and FNPF was ordered by the previous Governmen
$4 million is allocated in the 2024/2025 National Budget to a new scheme to provide interest-free loans to support the development of our iTaukei resource owners and investments by provincial holding companies. Depu
The Fijian Teachers Association says it is not satisfied with the 7 to 20 percent pay increase for civil servants because the government has not committed to considering their demand for a 30 percent pay increase for te
