FCCC to review water rates

FCCC to review water rates

Fijivillage.com, 04 February 2020 – The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has received a submission from Water Authority of Fiji to review the current water rates.

In their submission, the Authority has highlighted that the current rate stands at 15 cents for every 1,000 litres of water, one of the lowest in the world, and has not been reviewed for over 20 years.

FCCC says the last change was in 1999 when rates were adjusted for the VAT change.

Commission CEO, Joel Abraham says as the sole competition and consumer regulator in Fiji, FCCC regulates monopolies to ensure that monopolies do not abuse their market position.…read more