2019-2020 budget focused on lifting the economy: AG

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AG officiates at the CIC Conference. Picture: SUPPLIED.

WE need to be able to grow the economy and the way to grow the economy is to ensure that we have new standards, new way of thinking, new architectural plans, new ideas so that collaboratively we can do a lot.

These were the sentiments of the Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while officiating on day two of the Construction Industry Conference in Suva this morning.

The A-G highlighted how the 2019-2020 budget is focused on lifting the economy through enormous positive changes coming about in the next 18 months, including the incentives to stimulate investment.

The CIC is currently holding a three day conference, which ends tomorrow.

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