894 articles tagged "budget"
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Business Process Outsourcing Council will be provided with a grant of $200,000 in the 2021-2022 National Budget to develop the BPO sector. Business Process Outsour
There is good news for market vendors, taxi, minibus, carrier and bus operators as the Government will be paying their stall and base fees. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says to support all casual and fu
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced that the Government will extend the minimum guarantee price of $85 per tonne of cane for the 2021 season, making this the fourth year of guaranteed cane price supp
There is some good news for civil servants as their pay will not be reduced in the 2021/2022 financial year however, when they do review this budget in six months, civil service salaries will be carefully reviewed in th
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says it is very obvious that the Government is creating demand and putting money in the hands of the people and this is exactly what the Opposition has been saying for the last year or so.
The Government has announced that $200 million in loans is available to businesses to meet their working capital needs. 20,000 businesses can be assisted through this. The Government will pay the interest for
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says the 2021/2022 National Budget is just based on the assumption, that will like all other budgets in recent years result in hopelessness and despair. Profe
The Government has announced that FNPF members between the ages of 50 to 54 years who have FNPF balance of up to $10,000, and affected due to COVID-19, will now be able to withdraw funds from their account. While m
Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as more adults in Fiji are fully vaccinated, they are developing secure vaccine passports which are essentially digital vaccination certificates. W
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says despite these challenging times, the Government will continue to ensure that every child receives primary and secondary education fully paid by the Government. $59.4 m
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has stressed the importance of moving the economy and the country as a whole forward if Fiji reaches the 80% target to get the eligible population fully vaccinated. While p
The Government will continue to provide free water to households with an annual household income of less than $30,000 for up to 92,500 litres of water. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the same goes f
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says social welfare recipients eligible for term life and funeral benefits must be fully vaccinated by 1st November 2021. While announcing the National Budget, Sayed-Khaiyu
An unemployment income support has been announced for the 2021/2022 National Budget, and the assistance will only provided to people that have received their first dose before the application period ends. Minister
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says it is the Government’s utter stubbornness and failure to impose a lockdown to contain the virus, which has led to the COVID crisis we are facing today. He says the
The National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the current crisis has destroyed the economic foundations of Government revenue, and we can no longer raise enough money from taxation, fees and other so
The Fiji Roads Authority is hoping to continue with their road resurfacing works, routine maintenance and complete the existing projects in the new financial year. Acting CEO, Kamal Prasad says they aim to resurfac
Save the Children Fiji says the Government’s grocery pack assistance should be expanded to accommodate not only those in isolation or lockdown areas but also those who have been laid off work, are unable to work becau
Even with the current COVID-19 crisis, the members of the Business Process Outsourcing industry have been able to secure outsourcing contracts which translates into employment creation. This has been highlighted b
The Public Rental Board has requested for the grant subsidy which assists financially disadvantaged tenants to continue in the 2021-2022 National Budget. They made the request in their budget submission to the Mini
