60 articles tagged "budget-2024-2025"
9,940 continuing students and 10,830 new students will be assisted by the $150.5 million allocated to the Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Pras
The Minister for Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru has revealed that the 2024 Paris Olympics incentives that were announced earlier are not part of the budget that was allocated to the Ministry of Youth and Sports today.
The total government debt is projected to reach $10.9 billion by July 2025 compared to $10.2 billion dollars at the end of July this year. Based on the figures in the 2024/2025 National Budget, the debt to GDP rati
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says this is a good budget because the narrative behind the formulation of the budget is satisfying their contributions towards the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
Leader of Opposition, Inia Seruiratu says it’s too early for him to comment on the 2024/2025 National Budget, but he is grateful that there was a lot of assistance provided for the people. Seruiratu also acknowl
Fiji Teachers Union General Secretary, Muniappa Goundar says he is not satisfied with the budget as their demands are not met while the Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro says they will continue having discussions an
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says the National Budget 2024/25 does nothing to meet the expectations of ordinary people for relief from the soaring cost of living. In a statement, Chaudhry says the Pr
$259.4 million is allocated to the Water Authority of Fiji in the next budget where it receives about one-tenth of the income it needs to operate and invest sustainably. Professor Biman Prasad says in the last 10
Social Welfare budget remains at $200 million which will assist 104,000 people under the family assistance scheme, social pension scheme, care and protection allowance, disability allowance, rural pregnant mother food a
Following the progressive increase in the national minimum wage to $5 per hour, a call is being made to businesses to not pass this increase to consumers just because it is going to raise the cost of production. W
A total of $540 million has been allocated to the Health sector in the 2024/2025 National Budget of which $450 million will go to the Ministry of Health and $90 million for the operations and running of the Ba and Lauto
Great news for members of the Fiji National Provident Fund as FNPF has achieved a record interest rate crediting of 8 percent for members, the highest in the last two decades. A total of $561.5 million will be pai
$4 million will be provided in the 2024-2025 National Budget to reinstate the Fiji National Provident Fund pension payments for pensioners that were forced to opt for a reduced pension rate following the 2011 pension re
Families with household income of less than $50,000 will have the $200 back to school support for children again next year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says this $200 back
Tertiary institutions are getting $91 million in the 2024/2025 National Budget. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad stated this in parliament saying as soon as they came into Gov
To provide affordable housing to thousands of people in Fiji who do not have their own house, a total of $32.3 million has been allocated to the Ministry of Housing in the 2024/2025 National Budget. While announcin
$778 million has been provided towards education and skills development, the largest allocation in the 2024/2025 National Budget. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad stated this d
To fight drugs, $2 million has been allocated in the 2024/2025 National Budget to establish a Narcotics Bureau within the Ministry of Home Affairs. Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the Narcotics B
Get ready to pay more for alcohol and cigarettes as excise taxes on these items will increase by 5 percent. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says from 1st August 2024, th
The Chairman of the Lau Provincial Council, Ratu Meli Saubulinayau, is hoping to see more assistance given to the people in the upcoming National Budget because a lot of people are facing hardships due to the rise in th
