Fiji
Parliament
Parliamentary budget
Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget: Constitution; Standing Orders of Parliament; Other
Constitution
Standing Orders of Parliament
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other
The Executive
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Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget; The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive; The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget; Other
The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive
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Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides how to allocate the budget; The Executive can request Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive can require Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive decides how to allocate the budget; Other
Parliament decides how to allocate the budget
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National currency
Fijian Dollar (FJD)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
0.87 (2021)
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Parliament’s budget, per year
7,063,642 (2021)
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Notes
For some parliaments, data can not be presented on an annual basis, for example because parliamentary sessions run from April to March of the following year. In such cases, the period to which the data corresponds is specified here.
The parliament passed an additional supplementary budget to the normal State and parliamentary budgets in March 2020 as a response to COVID-19
Budget figures are based on the fiscal calendar of August to July each year.
Reports for all years can be found here: https://www.parliament.gov.fj/annual-reports-other-reports/#other_reports
Budget figures are based on the fiscal calendar of August to July each year.
Reports for all years can be found here: https://www.parliament.gov.fj/annual-reports-other-reports/#other_reports
Link to the parliamentary budget
Budget for the chamber
7,063,642 (2021)
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State budget, per year
3,266,699,727 (2021)
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Parliamentary staff
The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary
staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit
staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.
There is one or more gender equality policies that apply to the parliamentary administration
Parliaments may have one or more official gender equality policies - or be subject to national policies, laws or guidelines - that address issues such as the recruitment and promotion of women staff, family-friendly work arrangements, and gender based-discrimination and harassment.
Notes
The parliament has a Policy on Recruitment and Selection that covers the recruitment and promotion of women staff and a Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy that addresses gender-based discrimination and harassment.
Number of permanent staff employed by parliament (full time equivalent (FTE) positions)
78 (2021)
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Number of permanent staff for each chamber
78 (2021)
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Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General.
Head of State/Government
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Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Length of term of the Secretary General
A fixed number of years
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Length of the fixed term for the Secretary General (years)
5
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Parliamentary staff