Minister for Finance, Commerce and Business Development Esrom Yosef Immanuel has been handed one of the most extensive and powerful legislative portfolios in the Fijian Government, following his formal ministerial assignment under Legal Notice No. 63.
The assignment places more than 100 Acts and their subsidiary legislation under his authority — spanning finance, taxation, pensions, currency, banking, capital markets, consumer protection, trade measurement, investment, industry, co-operatives, and business development.
The breadth of the portfolio makes Minister Immanuel responsible for one of the most wide-reaching legal frameworks in the country, touching nearly every household, business, and economic sector.
The laws under Mr Immanuel’s watch include major pillars of Fiji’s economy such as the Income Tax Act, Customs Act, Banking Act, Insurance Act, FNPF Act, VAT Act, Reserve Bank of Fiji Act, and Fiji Revenue and Customs Service Act, alongside key commerce and consumer protection laws like the FCCC Act, Investment Act, Consumer Council Act, and Co-operatives Act.
Mr Immanuel will also oversee major institutions including the Fiji Development Bank, FNPF, FRCS, the Auditor-General’s Office, and Investment Fiji.
With responsibility covering taxation policy, national budgeting, business regulation, industry development, and consumer welfare, Minister Immanuel now commands the largest economic and regulatory mandate in Cabinet, shaping the environment in which businesses operate and workers earn.
The assignment took effect on 3 November 2025.
