Alarm bells have been triggered in senior business circles about a little known aspect of the Budget announced on Friday in which iTaukei will evidently be able to have access to tax free incentives for business ventures. In an interview with the Fiji Times on Saturday, the Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu, said he was "very happy" … [Read more...] about # THE HORROR OF THE NATIONAL BANK SCANDAL SUDDENLY REVIVED
# ENOUGH SAID
# ANSWER. NO!
The Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, reminds us that Biman Prasad was advocating a $5-an hour minimum wage six years ago in opposition yet has failed to fully deliver that again in his second budget since he gained control of the economy. The nation's lowest paid workers are getting a 50 cents an hour increase to $4.50 from August 1 and … [Read more...] about # ANSWER. NO!
# A DISGRACEFUL BETRAYAL. THE COALITION PUTS MPs BEFORE THE POOR (UPDATED)
The stage is set for prolonged industrial conflict as the Coalition government raises MPs salaries by as much as 100 per cent yet has failed to agree to union demands for the minimum wage to be increased to $6 an hour. The Finance Minister, Biman Prasad, has announced in the Budget that the minimum wage will go from $4 an hour to $5 an hour but … [Read more...] about # A DISGRACEFUL BETRAYAL. THE COALITION PUTS MPs BEFORE THE POOR (UPDATED)
# JOHN RABUKU “INELIGIBLE TO BE ACTING DPP” (UPDATED)
The Acting Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, and the ousted attorney general, Siromi Turaga, have been humiliated by a finding by three Supreme Court Judges that their choice of Acting DPP, John Rabuku, is ineligible to hold the position, having been found guilty and punished for professional misconduct. The three judges ruled simultaneously that the … [Read more...] about # JOHN RABUKU “INELIGIBLE TO BE ACTING DPP” (UPDATED)
# NOT YOUR USUAL END OF WEEK
Today is certainly a "red letter day" in Fiji - with three major events locally and one overseas that will resonate in the coming days and weeks and beyond. 1/ At 10.00am, the Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad, gets up in parliament to deliver the 2024-2025 annual budget. He is under more pressure than usual, with an unprecedented clamour for … [Read more...] about # NOT YOUR USUAL END OF WEEK