Fiji Sun Tuesday 04 July 2017 The Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association is appreciative of Government efforts to consider the challenges faced by the industry.
But while the Association applauds the vision and initiative of Government, it is disappointed that a 25 per cent tax is still applicable to the tourism industry.
Association Chief Executive Officer, Fantasha Lockington said: “The Association is disappointed that the Environmental Levy (now called the Environment & Climate Adaptation Levy – ECAL) has been increased, off-setting the decrease in Service Turnover Tax (STT), and is still only mainly applicable to the tourism industry.”
She said the 25 per cent total taxes continue to provide challenges for the industry to compete in its main global source markets which are becoming increasingly price competitive. Read more…
