There are children from poor families who are hurt and hungry - Kuridrani

There are children from poor families who are hurt and hungry - Kuridrani

By Krishneel Nair
25/07/2022
SODELPA MP Inosi Kuridrani

There are Fijian children who are deprived of their basic necessities as the poverty level rises according to SODELPA MP Inosi Kuridrani.

While opposing the 2022/2023 National Budget, Kuridrani asks if the Minister for Economy realizes the frustrations and hardships of thousands of children from poor families that hardly have a decent meal a day and some even go to school without lunch.

He says some students are made to walk for miles to school while some choose to miss school altogether.

Kuridrani also says the well articulated presentation makes the budget look good in theory, but in reality it is very deceptive.

He adds the budget is irresponsible and has again failed to allocate resources to critical sectors of the economy especially in agriculture, fisheries and forests.

He further says it is unfortunate that the Minister talks about only the benefits of concessionary and interest free loans.

Kuridrani says Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum does not speak about the risks associated with all the borrowings.

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He adds the budget is designed based on dishonesty, misinformation, manipulation and distortion of information.

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