The government is working to address issues facing the local labor market.

National debt was again a hot topic during the National Budget Consultation held in Nadi yesterday.

The Government hopes to have stenting services available at the Ba Hospital by November.

Head of Economics and Programming Unit at Asian Development Bank has welcome the Fijian Government’s effort to assist vulnerable individuals and businesses.

The Ministry of Transport is finalizing related Land Transport Regulations before initiatives announced in the 2021/22 budget comes into effect.

The 2021-2022 Budget Estimates – which is a breakdown of the expenses for the next financial year, have been passed in parliament this afternoon.

Over 7,000 recipients from different social welfare programmes were removed from the beneficiary list.

The continued support for the sugar industry in the 2021-22 National Budget is appreciated during this difficult time says the Sugarcane Growers Fund.

The Sugarcane Growers Council has welcomed the announcement on the extension of the $85 per tonne guaranteed price for the 2021 crushing season.

The Fiji Association of Banks has labelled the 2021/2022 budget as positive, innovative and creative.

Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji would not be getting support from its partners if there were issues of mismanagement.

The full rollout of all the measures and relief programmes depends on Fiji reaching its population vaccination target.