Wanshika Kumar
Fijian currency. Picture: FT FILE
The Fiji Government’s expenditures for the year 2020 to 2021 increased by around $138.3 million.
This, according to the Citizens Budget Guide for Fiji 2020-2021, a document developed by the Fiji Council of Social Services with the support of United Nations Development Programme and Pacific Islands Association of NGOs.
The report said the expenditure was higher than the COVID-19 Response Budget.
“Government expenditure has increased to $3,674.6 million for the year 2020 to 2021 which is around $138.3 million higher than the COVID-19 Response Budget,” the report said.
“The total expenditure for the year 2018 to 2019 was $3600.3 million while for the year 2019 to 2020 the revised value was $3536.3 million.”