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
Assistant Minister for Women and Children, Veena Bhatnagar raised concern in parliament regarding the opposition members’ continuous queries about the money alloca
Breaking ground with billboards, announcing new medical facilities are one thing and having functional facilities, quite another. These are the sentiments of National
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
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
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula stresses that when they come into power, they will restore the Great Council of Chiefs and remove the Land Use Act. While speaking during the
Assistant Minister for Women and Children Veena Bhatnagar has hit out at NFP’s Parmod Chand for criticizing ministers meeting people who are facing difficulties
SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says that it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has chosen to attack him personally in his budget response, rather than
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says one factor that had an even more devastating effect on the country’s economy than cyclones was Sitiveni Rabuka. While spe
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says that there is nothing exciting about the $1 billion that has been allocated to the Education Sector. Rabuka says this is around
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says that the 2018/2019 National Budget is bold, imaginative, comprehensive and sets us up for a wonderful year. While opening of the
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 ac
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
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
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced some major programs in the 2018/2019 National Budget including extended maternity leave, new paternity leave, Fami
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.
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
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 a
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 sa
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 Oppo
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