President Mohamed Muizzu announced on Sunday, via the social media platform X, that the government has cleared all outstanding payments to fishermen, including a backlog the government put at MVR 250 million when it took office on 17 November 2023. The government also said it had lowered the skipjack tuna buying rate to MVR 20 from MVR 25 and pledged the price will not be reduced further.
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Proceeds from the sale of fish by fishermen up until Friday have been duly paid, and the existing backlog has been entirely cleared
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The government says there was a backlog of MVR 250 million in due payments when its assumed office on 17 November 2023.
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the previous administration, led by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), raising the buying rate of skipjack tuna from MVR17 to MVR 25 in September 2023
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raising the buying rate of skipjack tuna from MVR17 to MVR 25 in September 2023
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Citing sustainability concerns, the Muizzu government has since lowered the rate to MVR 20, pledging that the price will not be reduced further.
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President Muizzu pledged to pay fishermen within 48 hours of fish purchase, a promise that has yet to be fulfilled.
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