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MVR 25 per Skipjack Tuna Kilo Untenable: Minister Shiyam
Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources Ahmed Shiyam said the administration is subsidising MIFCO by raising the skipjack tuna purchase price to MVR 25 per kilogram, a 47 percent increase from MVR 17 that has left MIFCO struggling to pay fishermen and private companies at a standstill. Shiyam said he would work to revise the buying price in line with President Muizzu's promise of not less than MVR 20 per kilo, consulting industry stakeholders first.
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It's really hard for MIFCO not to be able to pay. We're talking about a huge price difference. This is not a convenient price to set even as a subsidy. The subsidy payouts have ballooned by millions. This is also public funds that are goin…
Private companies are struggling a lot. The state has responsibilities. We have to find solutions for the families whose incomes are impacted. It [the buying rate] should not have been fixed at a level where the state has no strength [to a…
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MVR 25 per kilogramPurchase price of skipjack tunaMaldives Republicthe administration is subsidising MIFCO by increasing the purchase price of skipjack tuna to MVR 25 per kilogram.
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47 percentIncrease in tuna buying rateMaldives RepublicPresident Solih had increased the buying rate, by a whopping 47 percent, from MVR 17 to MVR 25.
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