[pima.nius] Tongan PM upset with reporting of monarchy funding

Tongan PM upset with reporting of monarchy funding

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201006/s2940778.htm

Updated June 30, 2010 09:38:38

Tonga's prime minister is upset with the way changes to the way the Kingdom's monarchy is funded have been reported.

Prime Minister Fred Sevele says claims by a pro-democracy MP that King George Tupou V was getting a 200 per cent increase in funding in the budget were completely wrong. He also says the claims by MP Isileli Pulu should not have been publicised in the media as they could have been easily disproved.

Dr Sevele explains that in fact the changes in funding are part of a plan to upgrade and modernise Tonga's monarchy.

Presenter: Bruce Hill
Speaker: Fred Sevele, Tonga's prime minister

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