894 articles tagged "budget"
The management of government debt, and growing the Gross Domestic Product will be the key for the coalition government as it prepares for the delivery of the 2024/2025 National Budget. The question remains on wheth
Pre Budget 2024-2025 budget recommendations and an insight of what people on the ground wish to see in the National Budget
Calls are being made by residents of Lautoka for the Government and communities to work together and solve the issue of drugs as people are moving away from marijuana but are going into hard drugs, which is a very sad s
As we approach the announcement of the National Budget, Diabetes Fiji is calling on the government to revamp the Sweetened Sugar and Beverage Tax, increase investment in preventative health care and subsidise NCD medica
The Fiji Teachers Union calls on the government to act now to prevent a future where students are left without teachers. In a statement, the Union General Secretary Muniappa Goundar says they are making significant
As we await the announcement of the 2024/2025 National Budget, there are clear indications that a lot of work needs to be done as the Macroeconomic Committee has highlighted that investment is slow-paced, we continue to
Chair of the Macroeconomic Committee, Ariff Ali has signaled higher prices of goods and services if we have an increase in the national minimum wage without increased productivity. There are indications coming thro
As the government prepares to deliver the 2024/2025 National Budget, some Nadi residents say people are expecting an announcement that would reduce the price of basic food items and the cost of living. Anish Krishn
When the government provides them with support to protect the industry they must also take some responsibility to ensure that the prices they charge to the consumers are reflective, reasonable and makes sense. Depu
Fiji Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says it is surprising that the 2023 Fiscal Review Committee which has submitted a range of taxation measures for the 2024/25 Budget, is silent on one of the most questionable
The Fiscal Review Committee is recommending a staggered implementation of the departure tax to $170 from 1st April 2025 and $200 from 1st April 2026 (to be pre-announced in the National Budget). In a letter to the
The Fiscal Review Committee chaired by prominent lawyer, Richard Naidu says that the question of Parliamentarians’ pay needs to be revisited with a proper public consultation and independent evaluation process. I
The call for service and passion for work is what keeps Rupeni Qaraniqio, going despite the challenges he faces in Vanuabalavu as a registered nurse serving in the Lomaloma Subdivision in Vanuabalavu. Qaraniqio,
Fijian Teachers Association and Fiji Teachers Union Spokesperson Muniappa Goundar says for this National Budget, the government should show that they are a caring and worker-friendly government. While responding t
The Director of Fiji Council of Social Services, Vani Catanasiga, says communities are still reeling from the impact of the rise in the cost of living and are also concerned about the drug issues faced within the countr
The CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington is calling on the government to re-look at the national minimum wage before approving any changes which will have a drastic impact on small and medi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the government’s focus now is on the next budget, and whatever policies and decisions by the government are bound to have supporters and also
Concerns have been raised by community members in Levuka that the consumption of grog on their island has spiralled out of control, and they are calling on the Government to impose a tax on grog. The concerned memb
Tobacco remains a pressing public concern in Fiji with 16.6 percent of our population reported to smoke daily. These were the words of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica at the Consumer
People can now easily understand whatever is announced in the 2023/2024 National Budget after the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad launched the Citizen Guide to the National Budget
