Parliament passes the 2019/2020 National Budget
The 2019/2020 National Budget was passed in parliament late last night. 27 parliamentarians voted in favor of the Bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of $3,434,407,89
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Opposition side is not made up of racist people - Biman Prasad
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad has today stated in Parliament that Members of the Opposition are not racist people. Prasad says the government
Motion to increase Transport Assistance from $20M to $25M defeated in parliament
SODELPA MP Ro Teimumu Kepa’s motion to increase the Transport Assistance from $20 million to $25 million in the 2019/2020 National Budget has been defeated in parl
Opposition's motion to reduce PM's travel allowance defeated in Parliament
SODELPA parliamentarian Niko Nawaikula’s motion to reduce the $1.2 million allocation for overseas travel of Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama be decreased by $
Health in this nation is not indicated by a falling door - Ifereimi Waqainabete
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says health in this nation is not indicated by a falling door. Waqainabete made this comment in response to NFP parliame
2019/2020 National Budget is designed to ensure the future of Fiji is safeguarded - Sayed-Khaiyum
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says if it were left to the opposition, they would develop their policies based on the consideration of ethnicity and provincial
2019/2020 National Budget is an austerity budget - Tabuya
SODELPA parliamentarian Lynda Tabuya says she stands by her earlier comments that there is a bank liquidity problem and there she has facts from people within banks an
Alvick Maharaj questions Rabuka on why he has a problem with everyone being called Fijian
Assistant Minister for Employment, Alvick Maharaj says that he can’t understand why the Leader of Opposition, Sitiveni Rabuka has a problem with calling everyone F
Bainimarama labels Rabuka as Mr Collapse himself
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka is Mr Collapse himself and Bainimarama stresses that Rabuka is not a changed man. While speaking
There is no BOOM in Fiji's Economy but a KABOOM - Rabuka
“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
Ministry of Forests will work smarter with less - Naiqama
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 s
More than 1,000 families to benefit from the formalisation of informal settlements initiative
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 ar
Water Authority was allocated the sum that was requested - Bhavesh Patel
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
Overall economic impact of hosting The ADB Meeting was around $30-40M
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 suppl
More than 25,000 students are benefitting from TELS
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
$17.9 million allocated towards rural electrification projects in 2019/2020 National Budget
$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 Progra
Consumer Council warns traders not to charge new plastic bag levy before 1st of January
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 announ
$270.2M collected through ECAL since it began in the 2017/2018 financial year
$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 t
FRA will work with their National Budget allocation and will emphasize on public safety
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
Consumer Council of Fiji says the 2019/2020 National Budget is futuristic and economically sustainable
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 se
Fiji Police Force allocated $177.8 million in 2019/2020 National Budget
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