Fijians thank government for the $50 cash assistance

A number of people have come forward and thanked the Government for the $50 cash assistance which was disbursed to them through M-Paisa and My-Cash earlier this week.

Government paid out around $11.2 million to over 224,000 Fijians under the program on Wednesday.

This is in addition to the $90 cash assistance paid out earlier to 118,000 households with a total payout of $10.6 million.

People say the assistance has come at the right time and will help them support their families.

The Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy Shiri Goundar says they have run the two programs to assist people in the informal sector with a total payout of $21 million.