894 articles tagged "budget"
Fiji has one of the highest statistics in the world on domestic violence that has pushed us as a nation to address domestic violence as a matter of national importance across all sectors. Minister for Women, Chil
OPPOSITION The Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa believes that the 2018-2019 budget is an elections budget and the opposition will have to look at the figures in terms how it will affect the people. Â
Minister for Economy and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the 2018/2019 National Budget is about Fijian families. He says they have increased maternity leave and also introduced paternity and Family Care
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced some major programs in the 2018/2019 National Budget including extended maternity leave, new paternity leave, Family Care leave and insurance for civil servants an
The Consumer Council says more needs to be done to ensure that the taxes and duties that are reduced in the 2018/2019 National Budget are passed down to the consumers. Year in year out there have been cases of gove
As we get ready for the 2018‑2019 National Budget announcement tonight, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has assured the people of Fiji that the government will again be building on the opportunities they have alread
SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka says if there is an announcement of an increase in the national minimum wage rate for unestablished workers in the National Budget, it will bring joy to the nation. Rabuka believes th
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya says it is not about blaming the government for making everything expensive through the Service Turnover Tax as he says that some unscrupulous service providers on De
A motion to remove the $9 million allocation for the Fiji International Golf Tournament and the removal of the hosting of the Super Rugby game of $3.5 million by the Opposition has been defeated in parliament. Whil
Parliament passed the 2017-2018 National Budget of $3,996,720,026. 32 parliamentarians voted for the national budget, 14 voted against it while 4 did not vote. The 2017-2018 National Budget will come into effe
The opposition’s attempt to remove the $2.5 million allocated for Land Bank Investment in the 2017/2018 National Budget was thrown out of parliament today. SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula moved a motion in parliament t
A motion by the Opposition to increase funding in the 2017/2018 National Budget for reforestation of degraded forests was defeated in parliament today. $500,000 has been allocated for the reforestation of degraded
The Minister for Economy and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has called out Opposition MP Mosese Bulitavu to stop trying to score cheap political points while clarifying the operation matters with regards to the up
The Minister for Economy and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that the claims made by the Leader of NFP, Professor Biman Prasad that certain media organizations get directives from Qorvis to only cover stori
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has slammed all attempts by the members of Opposition to discredit the 2017-2018 National Budget. While making his Right to Reply, Sayed-Khaiyum say
The opposition today moved a motion that the doctors’ salary allocation of $59.4 million in the 2017/2018 National Budget be transferred from the Ministry of Civil Service to the Ministry of Health. The motion wa
The exercise to develop the national minimum wage rate was not something that the government just dreamt of under the mango tree. Minister for Employment, Jone Usamate made the bold statement in Parliament while hi
The good governance and well-being of the the i-Taukei people is firstly the responsibility of the Great Council of Chiefs. This was highlighted by SODELPA MP Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu while speaking in the 2017/2018
The Health Ministry will shortly be phasing out its fleet of ambulances and replacing them with sophisticated paramedic outfitted vehicles. Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services Alexander O’Connor hi
Minister for Agriculture Inia Seruiratu says the Opposition is strategically paralyzed after the announcement of the 2017/2018 National Budget. While speaking during the 2017/2018 National Budget Debate, Seruiratu
