Tag: budget
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Rising Grocery Costs Turn Fiji Shopping Into Family Learning Trips, As Shoppers Urge Better Pricing and More Staff
Rising prices are reshaping Fiji’s family shopping rituals. A Fiji Fashion Week executive shares how grocery trips have become intentional outings—teaching her young child about foods,… Read more
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Fiji boosts Youth Development Budget by 20% for 2025–26, reopening Kadavu’s Yavitu Training Centre and expanding targeted youth training
A new wave of youth funding aims for real, on-the-ground impact—more targeted outreach, hands-on training, and mobile services in remote communities. With a shift away from… Read more
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Fiji budget 2026–27: Dialogue Fiji pushes for 15% health spend, cost-of-living relief and broader crime prevention
Ordinary Fijians are signaling clear priorities for the next budget: stronger health services, relief from rising costs, and a broader, more preventive approach to crime and… Read more
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Health Tops Fiji’s 2026–27 Budget Priorities, Public Survey Finds
Health tops Fiji’s public priorities for the 2026–2027 budget, signaling strong demand for better services and access. With safety, roads, and jobs also high on voters’… Read more
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Fiji infrastructure delivery improves with 98% on-time completion in 2023–24 and 90% in 2024–25
New figures show Fiji’s infrastructure drive delivering more on time across the last three financial years, signaling clear progress. Yet delays linger—from procurement and regulatory hurdles… Read more
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Fiji public hospitals cope with $1.7 million unpaid overtime amid budget strains
Unpaid overtime is piling up in Fiji’s public health system as budgets run dry and several cost centres exhaust their allocations. With frontline staff clocking extra… Read more
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Fiji reallocates FJ$56m in 2025–26 Budget to blunt fuel pressures, funds sugar cane price top‑up for 2025 season
Fiji’s government reallocated FJ$56 million from delayed projects to cushion the economy against rising fuel costs. Half funds a 2025 sugarcane price top‑up, the other half… Read more
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Fiji ties policing funding to results after Nadi safety concerns
Fiji’s budget signals a tougher link between policing funding and real-world results, promising more officers and new community policing pilots. As residents in towns like Nadi… Read more
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Fiji Delays In-Person National Budget Consultations Amid Adverse Weather
Adverse weather has paused Fiji’s national budget consultations, with public safety taking priority as in-person sessions are postponed. Submissions via official channels remain open while officials… Read more
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Fiji Roads Authority underspends A$11.4m as material shortages, weather disruptions and staffing gaps delay capital works
An unexpected multi-million underspend on road projects is raising questions about delivery timelines. Supply shortages, severe weather, and staffing gaps are being cited as the main… Read more