Bula,
Government needs at least $500million in additional revenue to begin to make any difference to its fiscal status.
And the big question is “where do we find that money?”
Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad said this as he talked about the options available to Government in terms of how it could generate revenue.
Meanwhile, a random survey of shoppers this week found cash strapped consumers calling on Government to step in and bring the prices of food down.
That’s the big news on the front page of The Fiji Times for Saturday, June 24.
The second big story on Page 1 is about a call by Fiji Law Society president Wylie Clarke for the transfer of all the prosecution powers of the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
He said public confidence in the criminal justice system had diminished as a result of reports of arbitrary arrests, detention of journalists and human rights activists, opposition politicians and unionists over the past 16 years.
Letters to the editor
Remember we have seven pages of letters to the editor. We have some very interesting views and you can feel the pulse of the nation. Pages 8,9,20,21,22,23 and 24.
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The big one in this popular section is the continuation of our investigative section Beyond the Scope. We have top writers with some quality articles for your reading pleasure this weekend.
Find out what Professor Wadan Narsey is talking about, or what Subhash Appanna is writing about boxing, and what Alisi Daurewa and Sailosi Batiratu are saying about the GCC. There’s more inside! Check out the entertainment section, Property Guide and Motoring.
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