Three traders have been fined a total of $11,000 for contravening provisions of Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Act 2010.
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says that Lura Lei Investment Pte Limited of Savusavu Taveuni Meridian Trading Limited were fined $5,000 and $1,000 respectively by the court for failing to mark the maximum retail prices of certain price‑controlled goods and were fined $5,000 by the court.
Guo Brothers Co Limited operating from Raiwaqa were fined $5,000 by the court after they were charged for selling certain price‑controlled items at a price exceeding the maximum retail price for the item.
Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO, Joel Abraham has stressed that the Commission will do what is needed to eliminate unethical business practices and traders need to know that compliance to the law is the way forward to also ensuring consumer protection and creating a fair marketplace for all Fijians.
