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Papua New Guinea  Prime Minister James Marape says the K590 million in cost-of-living relief, provided for in the biggest-ever K24.567 billion 2023 Budget handed down today (November 29, 2022) by Treasurer Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey, shows that it is a “People’s Budget”. He said this today after PNG Treasurer Ling-Stuckey handed down the Budget in Parliament.  Treasurer Ling-Stuckey  “What Treasurer Ling-Stuckey announced today shows that the Pangu Pati Government I lead is caring, responsible and responsive,” PM Marape said. “The 2023 Budget is truly a ‘People’s Budget. “Pangu Pati and our coalition partners went into the elections with a commitment to better Papua New Guinea, the people voted for us right throughout the country, and we are now delivering through the 2023 Budget. “All-in-all, the Budget is tailored towards lifting our country, and is more people-focused than ever before.” The K590 million relief includes: • Tax cuts of K63 per fortnight for those earning more than K20,000

 The SP PNG Hunters are pleased to announce that former assistant coach and current PNG Kumuls head coach Stanley Tepend has been confirmed as Head Coach of the club for the 2023 season. The club has also named an official 39-man training squad who will begin preparations next week for the 2023 Hostplus Cup competition. Tepend’s appointment as Head Coach is the latest milestone in a decorated professional coaching career that began in Papua New Guinea’s own Digicel Cup competition. Tepend’s success in this competition saw him win four premierships with the Lae Snax Tigers over a nine-year period before joining the SP PNG Hunters as an assistant coach in 2022.  Stanley Tepend is new PNG Hunters head Coach  Since then, Tepend has gone on to be named the PNG Kumuls Head Coach and has already enjoyed success at this level in both the mid-year Pacific Test and most recently in the Rugby League World Cup.  The club is extremely proud to have secured the services of one of Papua New Guinea’s