Some of the water bottling companies have resumed production at their bottling sites today after all production was ceased on Friday due to the new export and excise duty imposed on the sale of bottled water.
Speaking on behalf of the ten companies, Jay Dayal also confirmed that while water bottling continues, individual companies have decided to hold on to all sales and shipments of their products until the matter is resolved with the Interim Finance Minister.
So far it has been confirmed that Fiji Water has resumed production while all its sales and shipments remain on hold.
Meanwhile, as the executives of the bottled water companies prepare to meet with the Interim Finance Minister to raise their concerns, Mahendra Chaudhry has brushed aside claims by the industry that the taxes are a direct attack against them.
Chaudhry meets the industry stakeholders tomorrow morning.
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Companies Resume Production
