111,231 tuna cases distributed as Ramadan gift; MVR 81M incurred

Finance Ministry states 111,231 tuna cases, gifted by the government as Ramadan gift, have been collected so far, adding MVR 81 million was incurred for these tuna cases.

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced his decision to distribute tuna cases to Maldivian citizens as a Ramadan gift in November last year – during a ceremony held to mark his administration’s one-year anniversary.

Finance Ministry told Sun that 111,231 tuna cases were distributed to households in line with the decision. As per the Ministry, each tuna case was priced at MVR 730. Henceforth, the total cost of all tuna cases distributed comes up to MVR 81,198,630.

The tuna cases distributed under this initiative contained 48 cans each.

In Ramadan last year, the government provided discounts on utility bills and distributed 1.6 million kilos of food staples to 82,000 households.