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Fiji Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Biman Chand Prasad speaks during the resumed High-Level Segment on day eight at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 19, 2024. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad has revealed the small Pacific nation will spend FJ$4.8 billion (US$2 billion) in this year’s budget.
It means each of its approximately 933,000 citizens gets around $5,145—almost the same as the Australian federal budget allocates to each of its citizens.
Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
