43 articles tagged "covid19-response-budget"
To assist the medical sector during the COVID-19 crisis, importation of the following items will be exempt from Import VAT: -Hand sanitizers and antibacterial hand wash -Gloves -Masks -Disposable hair nets -
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has stressed to SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula to stop lying to people and made it clear that the government did not bring COVID-19 to Fiji. This is after Nawaikula repeatedly
For students repaying Tertiary Education Loans, all repayments will be suspended until 31st December 2020, providing these working Fijians around $10 million dollars in immediate relief.
$50 million has been allocated to the Fiji Sugar Corporation for Cane Delivery Payment. The government is in the process of acquiring FNPF and FHL’s shares in the FSC to meet the legal requirements to convert the
Minister for Economy and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says under the crushing weight of this pandemic, our economy is projected to contract by 4.3% this year, an optimistic projection that depends entirely on th
Sayed-Khaiyum says a COVID-19 Donor Fund has been set up. New Zealand has pledged $3 million and Australia has pledged a total of AUD $12 million. In the wake of COVID-19, the government has had positive discussion
The government will add another $20 million to the education budget to cater mainly for teachers’ salaries now that the total number of teachers working in the country has been consolidated.
The Travel Allowance for the elderly reduced from $40 to $20 per month. Sayed-Khaiyum says the government expects the younger people in the family to assist in doing errands for the elderly following this reduction
To offer serious mortgage relief for homeowners, the government will also be reducing stamp duty rates for Fiji resident taxpayers for mortgages from 1.7% to 0%. Foreign nationals will see their mortgages’ stamp
The Minister of Economy has announced that the government will be raising revenue by increasing the fiscal duty by 20 cents per litre for fuel. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says thanks to a dramatic reduction in the price o
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has also announced a $40 million top-up for the Health Ministry. Sayed-Khaiyum says this is for more masks, ventilators, set up fever clinics, fund vital awareness campaign
Energy Fiji Limited will now fully match the government’s existing 50% subsidy on the first 100 units of electricity for all of its subsidised customers. This is for the households earning less than $30,000 annua
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there will be deferred loan repayments for six months for any Fijian who has lost their jobs or had their hours reduced. Mortgages, personal loans and even hire purchas
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced a pay cut of 20% for the Prime Minister, Ministers and parliamentarians for the next 6 months. Sayed-Khaiyum says this shows they are leading by example.
Minister for Economy and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the government will pay 21 days Sick Leave for people earning less than $30,000 if they test positive with COVID-19. A 300% tax deduction will also
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says from today, once the budget gets passed, Fijian workers in the hospitality sector who have lost their jobs or have reduced hours since 1st February 2020, can, for now, access an
The Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says some people are blind to what is happening and the huge effects of COVID-19. While delivering the Supplementary Budget in Parliament tonight Sayed-Khaiyum says thi
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says that when the 2019/2020 budget was done, no one predicted that we would have COVID-19 as SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula attacked Dr. Waqainabete by saying that the Ministe
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has revealed in Parliament that close to 25,000 people have lost their jobs in the tourism sector and they need to be urgently assisted by government and access funds from their
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has tabled the Supplementary Budget with a $1 billion COVID-19 stimulus package. /+ARTICLE-257715+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-257718+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-257728+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE
