The FY 2020/21 budget is guided by the theme: ‘God is my Refuge and my Fortress’. The rationale behind the theme emphasizes the call for the nation that the hardship and challenges we face today, in particular the COVID- 19 pandemic, our only hope and protection is the Almighty God. The Sovereign Lord is our protector and defender in times of trials and pestilence.

The 2019/20 budget is guided by the theme: ‘Our Country Our People.’ This is with the objective that all work carried out by Government funded by this budget is aimed to benefit all our people in Tonga, the country that we love and cherish. We are therefore calling on everyone in the society to work in collaboration to develop our people and our country. With continued vigor and great enthusiam, by God’s guidance and grace, our nation will get through difficult times and overcome any challenges ahead.

‘I he fakatu’amelie´, ko e patiseti ki he 2018/19 ne fatu ia mei he uho ‘o e Saame 46:1 Ko e hufanga ‘a e ‘Otua´ kiate kitautolu mo ha mālohi ko e tokoni ‘i he mamahi mātu’aki ofi, 7 Ko Sihova Sapaoti ‘oku ‘iate kitaua, ko e ‘Otua ‘o Sekope´ ko hotau mo’unga.

‘Oku ou fiefia ke fakahoko atu heni ‘a e fakamatala patiseti hono tolu ‘a e Pule’anga lolotonga′. Ko e patiseti 2017/18, ko e me’angāue mahu’inga ia ki hono fakahoko ‘o e ngaahi tu’utu’uni ngāue′ pehē ki he ngaahi palani′ ‘o fakatatau ki he ivi fakapa’anga ‘oku ala ma’u′, ka e fakatefito pē ‘i he ngaahi ngāue ‘oku fakataumu’a ki he tupulekina ‘a e fonua′ fakalukufua.

I am very pleased to present the third Budget of the current Administration. The 2017/18 budget, as the vehicle for implementing government policies and transmitting plans into actions through necessary fiscal space, remains focused on diversifying the economy towards achieving sustainable broad-based inclusive growth. This budget constitutes an integral part of the annual corporate planning and budgeting processes for government which aims at “A more progressive Tonga supporting a higher quality of life for all” as the prescribed national impact under TSDF II.

Ko e uluaki Patiseti „eni „a e Pule‟anga Fo‟ou hono uaʹ hili „a e liliu fakapōlitikale ne kamata he 2010. Ko e moto „o e fonua: “Ko e „Otua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofi‟a” kuoʹ ne tataki lelei mai „a Tonga pea „oku hoko ko e makatu‟unga „oku fa‟u ai „a e Patiseti „o e ta'uʹni. . „Oku poupou ki heni „a e malohinga „o e Fa‟unga Palani fo‟ou „a Tonga 2015-2025 ke: “ Paotoloaki „a e Fakalakalaka ke fakalekesi e mo‟ui ki he taha kotoa”