894 articles tagged "budget"
“If you talk about a boom in Fiji’s economy, there is nothing to justify it.†Opposition Leader and SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka said this while speaking on the 2019/2020 National Budget in Parliament this
Minister for Forestry Osea Naiqamu says that his Ministry’s budget has been reduced by just slightly over half a million which means is that they have to work smarter to deliver all their responsibilities. Naiqa
Water Authority of Fiji Chairman Bhavesh Patel says the 2019/2020 National Budget is a fair budget and the government has made reductions where it has deemed necessary to tighten the budget. Patel has highlighted
More than 1,000 families are expected to benefit from the formalisation of informal settlements initiative in the next financial year. The informal settlements that are expected to be completed include Waidamudamu
Initial estimates show that the overall economic impact of hosting the 52nd Annual ADB Meeting in Fiji was around $30-40 million. This is according to the budget supplements for the 2019/2020 financial year. I
The Consumer Council of Fiji has warned traders not to charge the new plastic bag levy before 1st January next year. Consumer Council CEO Seema Shandil says the announcement of the ban in high density plastic bags
$17.9 million has been allocated towards the rural electrification projects in the 2019/2020 National Budget of which $12.5 million will be used for Grid Extension Program while $5.4 million is allocated for Solar Home
More than 25,000 students are benefitting from the Tertiary Education Loan Scheme. $138 million has been allocated towards the TELS program for the next financial year. While announcing the 2019/2020 National
$270.2 million has been collected through the Environmental and Climate Adaptation Levy, since it began in the 2017/2018 financial year. $255.9 million has been used to finance 102 projects to date, programmed in t
The Consumer Council of Fiji views the 2019/2020 National Budget to be futuristic, practical and economically sustainable, it not only provides stable present but also secures stable future for all Fijians. These a
The Fiji Roads Authority says it will work with what it has been allocated and will emphasize on public safety and doing repairs to damaged assets. These are the words of FRA CEO Jonathan Moore after the announceme
The Fiji Police Force was allocated $177.8 million in the 2019/2020 National Budget of which $800,000 is provided to undertake special drugs operations. #FijiBudget pic.twitter.com/47gnhKwHes — Fijivilla
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says she is sure her ministry can work with the budget allocation for 2019/2020 financial year. The Education Sector has been allocated over $800 million for the next financial yea
Fiji Hotels and Tourism Association President, Dixon Seeto says they are glad that tax on ECAL has broadened and also paid by other industries. However, Seeto says they were hoping for the ECAL rate to be dropped.
Transport Minister Jone Usamate says it is good that people will now use e‑transport cards for mini buses from next year. He says it is really important to find out how much is circulating in the mini bus industr
The 2019/2020 National Budget has been announced with many initiatives focusing on protecting our environment, expansion of ECAL or the Environmental and Climate Adaptation Levy on goods including vehicles, increased du
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says just because the budget for a ministry has dropped does not mean they will not perform to what they were doing. Sayed-Khaiyum says it means working smarter with less.
Opposition Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he does not like the 2019/2020 National Budget because the government is not reducing taxes. He also says that they wanted government to focus on reducing expenditure.
As people await the 2019/2020 National Budget announcement tonight Consumer Council of Fiji CEO, Seema Shandil is asking for more items to be included in the price control list, increase duty on unhealthy food and beve
The FijiFirst government is again expected to put their focus on maintaining if not increasing the budget for organisations tasked with the duty to improve Fiji’s infrastructure in the 2019-2020 National Budget as it
