The old Tongan parliament buildings Photo: RNZ Pacific/Koro Vaka'uta
Tonga's government has laid out a budget of US$263 million dollars for the 2017/2018 year.
The finance minister Tevita Lavemaau said US$167 million will be government raised revenue, with the balance, US$98 million, from development partners.
The minister also told parliament that Tonga owes $US207 million dollars, or 52 percent of the GDP.
The bulk of this is owed to China's Exim Bank for the cost of rebuilding Nuku'alofa after the 2006 riots.