Update: 11:05PM THE Fiji Commerce Commission has been given an allocation of $2.5million.

Attorney-General and Finance Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the allocation was reflective of the importance of educated and informed consumers who were a vital part of the free market.

“Government has increased its support to the Fiji Commerce Commission with an allocation of $2.5million and to the Consumer Council of Fiji with $1.3million,” he said.

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said funding for Film Fiji has also been doubled to $1.9million because every film and television programs filmed here stimulates business and creates jobs in Fiji and promotes Fiji as a place to live, work or visit.