The increase in excise tax on alcohol and tobacco (five percent) and carbonated and sugar products indicates government’s intent to tackle the non-communicable disease crisis in Fiji.

Minister for iTaukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu revealed in Parliament that the Coalition Government is bringing back the village improvement scheme after a lapse of 15 years.

Work is in progress with the Attorney General’s Office to regulate the sale of industrial glue.

The Drua Incubator Partnership and Project Coordinator at the Prime Minister’s Office Krishan Pratap has reiterated the importance of aligning initiatives and projects related to climate change with Fiji’s Climate Change Act.

The Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2023 has been passed in the parliament.

The estimated value of transactions suspected to be tainted and linked to predicate criminal offences and tax evasion last year was $252 million.

Parliament passed the Water Resource Tax (budget amendment) Bill 2023 this morning.

Newly sworn-in Member of Parliament Sachida Nand today challenged the coalition government to deliver on its promises.

The $100,000 budget allocation for the new Department for Children will help raise the visibility of children’s issues.

The Fiji National Provident Fund has appointed Naibuka Saune as its Chief Investment Officer.

The Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Heritage, and Arts, Ifereimi Vasu, says that $1.5 million has been allocated for the renovation of the Levuka Heritage sites.

Five families in Rewa are now homeless.