COVID-19 Budget: Government to offer $1bn stimulus package

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The Government will partner with FNPF to offer members a $1Billion COVID19 Stimulus Package.

Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum announced during the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2020 COVID19 Response tonight.

“Together with the Fiji National Provident Fund and our financial sector partners, this evening we are announcing a $1bn COVID-19 Stimulus Package,” he said.

“This budget lifts financial burdens from the shoulders of those made most vulnerable by the devastation of this virus, keeping services running, balance sheets buoyed, and workers.

“This budget lifts financial burdens from the shoulders of those made most vulnerable by the devastation of this virus, keeping services running, balance sheets buoyed, and workers healthy.”

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