894 articles tagged "budget"
SODELPA MP Anare Jale says the 2020/2021 National Budget can be regarded as anti-poor and insensitive. While delivering his response to the budget, Jale says a culmination of errors and bad decisions the Government
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says 26 Yachts have been approved to enter the country to date. While making his contribution to the 2020/2021 National Budget Debate, Koya says the arrival of the yachts will see a
Minister for Employment, Youth and Sports, Parveen Bala says the Leader of Opposition Sitiveni Rabuka has made a U-turn from his initial reaction to the budget and National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad
SODELPA MP Viliame Gavoka says no pothole must be left unattended before the workers go home. While delivering his response to the 2020/2021 National Budget, Gavoka says government must find a solution to potholes as i
Members of parliament will deliver their response to the 2020/2021 National Budget. 2020-2021 Budget Resources Address Estimates Supplement Revenue Policies Customs Tariff Act Pho
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says the reason for increasing the threshold for qualifying for TELS from 200 to 250 marks is to encourage students to work harder and increase the quality of education. While delive
The Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Selai Adimaitoga has called the Opposition Leader Sitiveni Rabuka a hypocrite for saying FijiFirst has run Fiji to the ground. Adimaitoga suggests that perhaps Rabuka is s
SODELPA parliamentarian, Mosese Bulitavu says it was clear from Minister for Economy’s National Budget speech that the price for a tonne of cane has decreased from $85 to $70. Bulitavu has questioned why governme
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Fiji Sanaka Samarasinha has acknowledged the work of the Fijian government in dealing with COVID-19. He says they are grateful for the leadership of the Fijian Government
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca believes COVID-19 is not an act of God but is man-made by those satanic groups in the developed world to try to reduce the world population to try to relieve hunger and poverty. Bulanau
The Leader of the Opposition, Sitiveni Rabuka says the government should focus its effort on discussing with Fiji’s lenders for possible debt review and moratorium rather than wasting time on Trans-Tasman and Bula Bub
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji’s strategy of smart borrowing has been widely endorsed, including by the United Nations. While speaking in the 2020/2021 National Budget Debate, Bainimarama says Fijiâ
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has today thanked the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and his team for putting forward a national budget Fiji needs in this moment of challenge. While speaking during t
The Leader of the Opposition, Sitiveni Rabuka has suggested in Parliament that Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama should seriously consider removing the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum from managing government
The Director of Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Ashwin Raj says government has adopted a pragmatic approach through the 2020-2021 National Budget. Raj says the National Budget carefully balances between t
The CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response says the reduction of prices on alcohol, the continuation of FNPF unemployment benefit as announced in the National Budget, is a concern for the Alliance because their
Consumer Council of Fiji Chief Executive Officer Seema Shandil says while businesses will benefit from various tax reforms and policy changes in the 2020/2021 National Budget, it must be passed on to consumers. Sh
Dialogue Fiji says the government, through the 2020-21 National Budget, has announced some decisive measures to attempt to stimulate the ailing economy and they note that there have been some significant reductions in o
Courts Fiji’s Chief Marketing Officer Anil Senewiratne says retail prices of white goods and other products in their stores will come down in line with the reduction in duties announced by the government. With th
$4.5 million will be invested by the government in the development of Wakanisila community in Nasinu under the informal settlements initiative. Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar has assured the community
