894 articles tagged "budget"
The increase in this year’s budget for the Health Ministry by $77.2 million has been attributed to the recruitment of 143 doctors, 200 nurses and other ancillary workers in hospitals around the country for better heal
$4.5 million has been allocated in the Police budget to purchase bikes and quad bikes to improve responsiveness to emergencies and enhance safety on Fiji’s roads. The first phase will see the purchase of 210 patr
The Total Expenditure for the 2017/2018 National Budget is $4.357 billion while the Total Revenue is $3.85 billion. A new Ministry of Waterways will be established and the Prime Minister will soon appoint the new M
The government will continue to give strong support to the sugar industry. $60 million has been allocated to the Sugar Ministry. None of the farmers in Rakiraki will be affected if their cane is transported to
New e-ticketing for bus passengers will be introduced later this year. This will be later introduced for taxis and mini buses. Many victims of road accidents are not receiving compensation through Third Party
The Fiji Roads Authority has been allocated $527.5 million in the 2017-2018 National Budget. The increase of $66.4 million in the 2017-2018 budget is mainly attributed to the need of increase in staffing from 130 t
The freeze on taxi, minibus and carrier permits will be lifted from 1st January next year.                                           Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khai
Maintenance work is expected to be carried out at all military barracks around the country to comply with OHS standards. The government has allocated $330,000 for this initiative. The Republic of the Fiji Mili
The Fiji National Provident Fund will be granted an exclusive Casino licence to construct a casino by the new convention centre at Momi Bay which will in turn support members of the Fund. This has been revealed by
The Ministry of Education has been allocated a total budget of $964.4 million in the 2017-2018 budget. The increase of $223.8 million will fund the 200 additional primary school teachers and 50 new secondary school
Members will wake up to new FNPF balances this Saturday following an announcement this afternoon that the FNPF Board has declared an annual interest of 6.35 percent for the financial year ended 30th June, 2017. FNP
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says they cannot predict what will be allocated to them in the 2017-2018 National Budget tonight, but he is sure that the budget will be put to good use. Qiliho highlighted this
The Fiji Sports Commission confirms that $10 million has been set aside for full maintenance of the Vodafone Arena later this year. Fiji Sports Commission Chairman Peter Mazey says that facilities like the Vodafone
The Fiji Teachers Union is calling for a 20% across the board salary increase for teachers. As the 2017/2018 National Budget will be announced tonight, FTU’s General Secretary Agni Deo Singh says apart from this
