Expect Changes To Social Welfare
Government spent $430 million in the past two years on social assistance initiatives. The Ministry of Finance social protection specialist, Shamal Chand, said in moving forward, this would be highly
08 Feb 2023 12:23
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Lynda Tabuya and Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Sashi Kiran. Photo: Leon Lord
Government spent $430 million in the past two years on social assistance initiatives.
The Ministry of Finance social protection specialist, Shamal Chand, said in moving forward, this would be highly ‘unsustainable’ for a small country such as Fiji, given that the country already spends more than $130 million in social welfare programmes annually.
Mr Chand highlighted this during the opening of Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) Workshop yesterday.
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