BY SAMIE WAIKORI
[Edited April 9, 2025]
The Rennell Bellona Provincial Assembly passed a budget of $11,183,327 during a full assembly meeting on March 28 in Honiara.
The province will also get $1 million from tourism and they will appropriate it into the budget by calling an extra ordinary assembly meeting.
If that happens, the total budget for this current financial year would be $12, 183, 327.
Premier Dereck Pongi made the statements in an interview yesterday, while acknowledging members of Rennell Bellona provincial assembly for the recent successful budget meeting.
He explained that the $11, 183, 327 is the new budget to support the operation of Renbel province in 2025/2026 financial year.
Saying that, he highlighted that the main focus of the budget is to strengthen the administration of the Rennell Bellona province.
Pongi explained this include strengthening of facilities at the provincial headquarter of Tingoa, and opening up of a provincial sub-station at Bellona.
“Our main focus is to strengthen the administration of the province, because its hard to administer Rennel Bellona without a headquarter,” he said.
Pongi said another area of focus under the budget is to support the people of Rennel Bellona get into small economic activities.
He said Rennell Bellona province has established fisheries centres around the province, and they are looking at prospects to support people benefit from the project.
Pongi added they will also encourage people into other potential small income generating activities.
He said the province would focus on what they can do, to grow the economic based of the province through PCDF, and budget enough fund to support its people.
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