COVID-19 Response Budget: Fuel duty to increase by 20 cents per litre

By Vijay Narayan

Thursday 26/03/2020

Minsiter of Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

The Minister of Economy has announced that the government will be raising revenue by increasing the fiscal duty by 20 cents per litre for fuel.

Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says thanks to a dramatic reduction in the price of fuel, Fijians will still pay lower rates of fuel than they do today.

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