$257.7m budget with Nitijela
![Nitijela Appropriations Committee members, from left: Ministers Sandy Alfred, Bruce Bilimon and Alfred Alfred, Jr., MPs Jack Ading and Chairman David Paul, Minister Casten Nemra, and MPs Hiroshi Yamamura and Brenson Wase. Photo: Eve Burns. $257.7m budget with Nitijela](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/publichearing.gif?resize=555%2C280&ssl=1)
Finance Minister Alfred Alfred, Jr. introduced a $257.7 million FY2021 budget to Nitijela last Thursday. It is nearly $40 million above the $219 million budget for FY2020. The Nitijela Appropriations Committed launched daily hearings on the budget Monday this week. The budget includes money for a new Ministry of Environment, $8.8 million for state owned […]