Government ministries, independent bodies and statutory organisations are collectively managing $363.2 million in trust accounts, according to information tabled in Parliament by the Ministry of Finance.
The figures were provided in response to a written question from Opposition MP Premila Kumar, who sought an updated list of all trust fund accounts, their purposes, balances, dates of establishment and funding sources.
The Ministry said all trust accounts must receive prior written approval from the Head of Treasury before being established, in accordance with the Financial Management Act 2004 and the Finance Instructions 2010.
As at 31 May 2026, the combined balance across all government trust accounts stood at $363,213,370.40.
Among the largest trust accounts is the General Trust Fund administered by the Judiciary, with a balance of $50.38 million, followed by the Accident Compensation Commission Fiji Fund 2017 at $49.64 million and the Public Private Partnership Health Project, which holds $31.43 million for the upgrade, development, operation and maintenance of Lautoka and Ba hospitals.
Other significant balances include the Immigration Bond Trust Fund with $25.76 million, the Universal Service Trust Fund Account with $25.89 million, the Mining Trust holding $22.44 million, the Occupational Health and Safety Trust Fund with $17.28 million, and the General Practitioners Expansion Programme with $15.69 million.
Environmental and climate-related funds also feature prominently. The Environment Trust Fund Account holds $13.85 million, while the Climate Relocation Trust Fund and Climate Action Trust Fund hold $11.19 million and $3.44 million respectively. The Telecommunication Development Trust Fund contains $11.60 million, and the Fibre Cable Management Trust has $9.82 million.
The trust accounts cover a broad range of purposes, including disaster relief, healthcare, environmental management, telecommunications, infrastructure, immigration bonds, court settlements, forfeited criminal assets, mining royalties and donor-funded development projects.
According to the Ministry, each account is established under legislation, bilateral agreements, Cabinet decisions or approved government policies and is supported by funding sources such as government appropriations, donor grants, levies, bonds, licence fees and court-ordered payments.
