The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has fined two traders $10,000 each for failing to mark prices for displayed items, with one of the traders also fined for selling goods at an excessive price.
The Commission confirms that Tranx Service Limited was fined for one count of selling price controlled items at excessive prices and a second count of failing to mark prices on price controlled items.
They say that Rups Investment Limited was also fined for failing to mark prices on non‑price controlled items.
Both traders were in direct breach of the provisions of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Act 2010.
The Commission CEO Joel Abraham has warned traders who engage in unethical practices and breaches of the law and says that traders must not take advantage of families, especially during this festive period.
He says that they will come down hard on any trader who is found breaching the law and engaging in unethical practices.
He says that unscrupulous traders who continue to engage in these practices will be found and the Commission will ensure that they are taken to task so that consumers and their families are protected, as is their right.
