894 articles tagged "budget"
The Fiscal Review Committee has recommended that in consultation with the industry participants and stakeholders, including telecommunication companies, the government should consider widening the current revenue base t
The education system needs an overhaul. This has been highlighted in the Fiscal Review Committee report that says the eroding skills base is a major threat to Fiji’s ability to put plans and ideas into action and
The Fiscal Review Committee says the current (outdated) civil service structure means that the Permanent Secretary is always the highest paid individual in the Ministry. They have recommended that government should
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka is expected to move a motion in parliament this Friday for parliament to approve to get opinions from the Supreme Court regarding certain sections of the Political Parties (Registration,
The workers of this country know that the coalition government has already restored some of their lost rights and benefits and more will come including a review of the current minimum wage through proper consultation an
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has confirmed that the government will leave the zero-rating where it is and the current rate of 9 percent VAT will increase. While speaking dur
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says they have to make some tough decisions in the upcoming budget and they just do not have too many options. While speaking during the Multi
Acting Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says they want to be open about the national budget and are saying they will raise tax but are still deciding by how much it will be raised.
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has revealed that there won’t be three VAT rates that people will have to pay as they are looking at implementing a tax system that aims at assisti
We have a debt level that we have to manage and that itself is a challenge and we have to deal with it. Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad stated this while discussing issues face
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says they are working on the national budget and looking at where to increase the tax - whether to increase company tax or increase the VAT a bit bec
All these rumours about the new coalition government removing government assistance like social welfare support and free tuition fee are false rumours spread by some people. This was stated by Acting Prime Ministe
As a government, we believe in consultations, dialogue and making sure that people are free to engage and raise issues with the Government, Ministers and everyone else. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and
The 2023-2024 National Budget will be delivered on 30th June. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while meeting with civil servants in Taveuni. Rabuka says the budget will be a needs based b
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says based on current population estimates, it is clear that under the Bainimarama government, almost 100,000 Fijians have been lifted out of poverty however it has been said th
Minister for Infrastructure and Meteorological Services, Lands and Mineral Resources, Jone Usamate says they have shed light on the black economy and the black economy has dissipated over the years. He made the com
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says not a single media organisation has been prosecuted under MIDA for supposedly having editorial problems. Sayed-Khaiyum says yet the narrative by the Opposition in particul
The 2022/2023 National Budget Debate full coverage.
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says a media organisation may circumvent the current Media Act by allowing a foreigner or foreign company to carry out it’s operations through a side arrangement or make decisions
Pharmacists can now own as many as 5 pharmacies instead of 2 as the Act to amend the Pharmacy Profession Act 2011 has been passed in Parliament. The Bill also allows for a registered pharmacist to expand his or her
