The Business Committee met this afternoon and has unanimously approved that the Parliamentary business scheduled for 16 to 20 March 2020 be deferred to the Parliament sitting scheduled for 27 April to 1 May 2020.

Pursuant to Standing Order 102 of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji, the Attorney-General and Minister for Economy the Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will lay before Parliament a Supplementary Budget on Thursday, 26 March 2020 at 7.30 p.m.

Subsequently, the Supplementary Budget debate week will take place from Monday, 6 April to Thursday, 9 April 2020.

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Parliament Office will close on the following days, for the non-essential functional units –

(a) Friday, 27 December 2024;

(b) Monday, 30 December 2024; and

(c) Tuesday, 31 December 2024.

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