The Ministry of Trade, Cooperatives, MSMEs, and Communications has taken a steep $35 million budget cut, yet Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica says the $85 million allocation remains fit to drive economic goals.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has received a budget allocation of $10.8 million for the new financial year.

This year’s national budget takes a deliberate expansionary stance to cushion Fiji from rising global risks and to respond to long-standing domestic needs.

ANZ Pacific Economist Kishti Sen states that the 2025-26 National Budget contributes by offering policy and legislative certainty.

UNAIDS has commended the Government’s bold allocation of $10 million in the new budget to intensify HIV response.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says that the 2025-26 National Budget will strengthen Fiji’s education system, with a focus on increasing student engagement and attendance.

Six million dollars has been specifically allocated for the procurement of an additional 200,000 passport books.

The government has announced a major investment of $284 million in the upcoming budget to revamp the country’s water and wastewater infrastructure, addressing decades of neglect and critical challenges in the sector.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has announced that approximately $15 million has been allocated for the formalization of six informal settlements in Tavela, Tore, Field 40, Valequyaya, Sakoca, and Vunika.

A joint enforcement task force has been set up to monitor prices closely on the ground to ensure the benefits of tax reductions are passed to people.

The government has announced a new record sugarcane price of $105 per tonne for farmers.

Opposition Member of Parliament Premila Kumar says the government is offering a “feel-good” budget filled with announcements.