- Fiji Labour Party proposes reducing VAT to 10 percent
- Calls for more VAT-free food items
- Resolution made at FLP national council meeting in Nadi
- Suggests adding eggs, meat, marine products, and essential cooking ingredients to VAT-free list
- Aims to make essential items affordable for the poor
- Criticizes rising cost of living and increased VAT from 9 percent to 15 percent in 2023/24 Budget
- Notes large salary increases for Ministers and MPs causing hardship for ordinary people
Source: fijitimes.com.fj
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