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Government’s total revenue is estimated at $2.25 billion while total expenditure is $3.72 billion for the 2021/2022 Revised Budget. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says this will result in a net deficit
The Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services Centre will launch an improved implementation model for the Free Medicine Programme in April this year. Under the new model, participating private pharmacies will dis
The Government will now provide full-time scholarships under the National Toppers Scheme effective from Semester 1 2022 for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. While announcing this, the Minister for Econ
From today, the wearing of masks will be optional, all venues may operate at full capacity and social distancing requirements will no longer apply. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is up to people
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced they will increase the minimum wage to $4 an hour in four stages from its current level of $2.68. While announcing the Revised Budget, Sayed-Khaiyum says from
Good news for people as from 1st April 2022, sugar, flour, rice, canned fish, cooking oil, potatoes, onion, garlic, baby milk, powdered milk, liquid milk, dhal, tea, salt, kerosene, cooking gas, soap, soap powder, toile
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National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says Government must remove VAT on basic food items, reduce duty on freight costs and remove the 20 cents per litre tax on fuel in the Revised Budget. Prasad
As the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum gets ready to deliver the Revised National Budget tonight, people will be eagerly awaiting the government’s announcement on it’s plans to deal with rising prices due
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the FijiFirst government has yet again subverted parliamentary democracy by scuttling any scrutiny of its revised 2021-22 budget while Minister for Economy,
A woman has raised concerns during the budget consultation in Navua last night that the river in Wainadoi gets flooded very easily which makes it very hard for the children to cross. She says when their children re
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says legalizing prostitution is a very emotive issue and they will need to have a lot of public consultation regarding this after a doctor called on the gove
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the issue of teachers receiving their full pay during the COVID period has been raised with them as well. He made these comments after a Savusavu r
A farmer has thanked the Government for maintaining the $85 per tonne guaranteed price for sugar and has asked Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum if the price of fertilizer can continue to be subsidised. Spea
Budget consultations held by the Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Mon 28th Feb Tue 08th Mar Wed 09th Mar Thu 10th Mar Fri 11th Mar
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today revealed that they know banks have made a provisioning of over $100 million which means they are writing off debts to a tune of about $100 million.
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says nobody in Fiji has plantations of things like ivi, mangoes and breadfruit and we are just picking off whatever grows. This is after a man asked Sayed-Khaiyum during the
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are planning to relocate the abattoir at Adi Davila Road in Davuilevu but they have to find a site that is appropriate. Sayed-Khaiyum was responding to a question
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says when rolling out government initiatives, they have to assess how will people steal from the system as there is a culture of dishonesty and culture of people looking at one
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says he agrees that hospital services in the country need improvement after a man raised concerns regarding the Sigatoka Hospital during the budget consultation in Kulukulu, Siga
