The VAT exemption was a principal driver for the change in dietary habits that led to the NCDs explosion.
It also helped to create a poverty trap in the rural communities. The higher NCDs rate are a drain on family resources and on the working potential of affected individuals, which contribute to their being trapped in a poverty cycle.
- Reality or perception – ‘It’s for the poor’ – $3000 + per household
- Scorecard of poverty – a challenge for policy leaders
- Test of confidence – will government’s economic policies work?
- Fallacy of comparison
- Policy or moral choice, investment opportunity or poverty
Source: www.fijitimes.com
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