The French Polynesian president, Gaston Tong Sang, has presented his budget for 2009 which he says will be a difficult year in the context of international crises of exceptional dimension.
Mr Tong Sang says no new taxes and no tax increases are planned.
However, he has outlined increases in social spending and says a total of 1.1 billion US dollars will be available this your for public investment.
But the opposition has criticised the administration, saying it is still short of the majority needed to pass the document, while unemployment is rising and the tourism sector is in a coma.
Last month, a member of the ruling coalition quit Mr Tong Sang's camp, leaving him and the opposition with 28 votes each.
The budget outline was given two days ago after the assembly, the day before, was unable to sit because the assembly president, Oscar Temaru, was absent and none of his deputies was at hand to formally open the sitting.
The budget was due to be adopted before the end of December, and should it fail to be passed by the end of March, the financial management will fall under the authority of the French high commissioner.
