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More funding for budget support program

Ritika Pratap Deputy News Manager [email protected]

May 29, 2023 4:37 pm

The Australian Government has pledged an additional over 80 million dollars direct grant funding towards the Fiji Sustainable Growth and Resilient Budget Support Programme

The cabinet has approved the funding arrangement with the Australian Government for the Programme.

For the last three fiscal years, the Australian Government has contributed over $273.8m to the Fiji Government towards the Programme, to assist with Fiji’s economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

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This grant funding will be facilitated and finalised through the execution of the Arrangement approved by Cabinet.

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