Results for Annual Budget

There were loud exchanges in the House this morning, 20 June, in the debate over Tonga’s 2023-2024 Annual Budget. When the Minister of Finance Hon. Tiofilusi Tiueti announced his $784.2 million Budget, on 14 June, he told the House there is a deficit of over $27 million. The budget includes the government’s significantly increased foreign loan repayments. From the House by Pesi Fonua