October 30, 2009

Fund makes $20.5m payout

www.fijitimes.com - Friday, October 30, 2009

THE Sugar Cane Growers Fund paid $20.5million to the South Pacific Fertilizer company for the purchase of raw materials last year.

Fund chairman John May said this was the done as a result of a directive from the Minister for Finance, National Planning and Sugar Industry.

Mr May said $1million given in January last year had been fully repaid.

At the end of February last year, the fund gave $3.6million, of which $2.5million had been paid through a government grant.

Mr May said the fund paid $2.6million at the beginning of June and another $6,556,846 at the end of June, which had been fully repaid.

He said the $6.78million was paid in September.

Last year was tough year for the industry.

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