Seeto glad that tax on ECAL broadened and paid by other industries
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 the
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E-transport cards for mini buses from next year
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
Working smarter with less - Sayed-Khaiyum
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. Say
Reactions to the 2019-2020 Budget
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 gover
Fiji 2019-2020 Budget Announcement
The 2019/2020 National Budget has been announced with many initiatives focusing on protecting our environment, expansion of ECAL or the Environmental and Climate Adaptati
More items should be included on price control list - Shandil
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 con
FijiFirst government expected to maintain or increase budget on improving infrastructure
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
The 2018/2019 National Budget has been passed in parliament
The 2018/2019 National Budget has been passed in parliament. The Bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of $4,249,029,298 (four billion, two hundred and forty nine milli
Speaker baffled by Nawaikula’s motion
The Speaker of Parliament has told SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula she is baffled by him. This was after SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula had proposed the amendment that the alloca
This government will continue to give such a budget to the Fijian people - Vuniwaqa
“The opposition can call this budget an election budget, a sugar coated budget, I love me budget, a pre-election bribe or whatever name they wish to call it but the
Govt allocates $5 million for renovation of Old Parliament Complex in Veiuto
Government has allocated $5 million for the renovation of the old Parliament Complex in Veiuto. This has been highlighted by Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
GDP has increased to a record level $11B and unemployment rate at a 20 year low of 4.5% - AG
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Gross Domestic Product which is the total value of goods and services produced in Fiji, has increased to $11 billion comp
We are reviving an industry that SODELPA’s parliamentarian Niko Nawaikula tried to kill - Reddy
Minister for Waterways, Dr Mahendra Reddy says they are reviving an industry that SODELPA’s parliamentarian, Niko Nawaikula tried to kill when he was in the NLTB.
Agriculture production and exports increased by 3% - Seruiratu
“Just seeing bullocks working on the farm does not mean that there is no agriculture revolution.†Minister for Agriculture Inia Seruiratu stated this in Pa
Prime Minister’s budget speech could have had better things written in it - Prasad
The Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says the government is saying that the theme of the Budget is “All Families Matter†which
Heated exchange of words in parliament between AG and Niko Nawaikula
There was heated exchange between SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in the parliamentary debate on the 2018/2019 National Budget after
$1,000 given to new mothers will continue to further increase the national debt - Lalabalavu
SODELPA MP, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has told parliament that the $1,000 given to new mothers will continue to further increase the national debt in the long run. While
Bhatnagar raises concern in parliament regarding the opposition members’ continuous queries
Assistant Minister for Women and Children, Veena Bhatnagar raised concern in parliament regarding the opposition members’ continuous queries about the money alloca
Health care is placed very poorly in the government’s vision - Chand
Breaking ground with billboards, announcing new medical facilities are one thing and having functional facilities, quite another. These are the sentiments of National
$47.6M provided by the Ministry of Civil Service to fund doctors’ salaries and training - Akbar
Minister for Health, Rosy Akbar says the increase in funding for hiring of locum doctors which includes 31 general practitioners and 9 specialists is done to cater for th
Government is making Health Care accessible when people need it - Lal
The Government is making Health Care accessible when people need it and in some communities 24 hours a day. This was the sentiment of Fiji First MP, Dr Brij Lal during