Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the Leader of Opposition Voreqe Bainimarama's claims of inefficiencies in the delivery of services by the 14-day old Government is simply off the wall.
In a video statement, Rabuka says they are monitoring the situation in the West by the hour, and there have been no reports of serious damage so far.
He says Bainimarama is forgetting that even after 16 years of his rule, his government failed to solve or mitigate the flooding problem in the west.
He adds they also failed to do many other things for which the country is now paying a heavy price, and they will fix these problems.
The Prime Minister says they believe there is cause to investigate Capital Gains Tax exemptions to apparently benefit a select few.
He says the files are with the Ministry of Finance and they will keep the public informed of the progress of this investigation.
Rabuka says they will be conducting mandatory audits and associated checks and balances and until these are completed, they will be curtailing what they consider to be wasteful spending in areas that are not a priority.
