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Fijian economy stands at $11b: Das

September 11, 2019 12:55 pm

Fiji Revenue and Customs Service Chief Executive Visvanath Das

The Fijian economy currently stands at about eleven-billion dollars.

Fiji Revenue and Customs Service Chief Executive Visvanath Das says the FRCS has contributed a lot to the economy in helping Fijians through social welfare, health and education initiatives.

After hitting one billion dollars in revenue, the FRCS then surpassed two billion, and now the tax collection agency has set its target on three years of record revenue collection.

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“We went from a billion-dollar tax revenue to two, and now we are ready for the third billion-dollar revenue outcome. Of course, the Fijian economy now stands at $11B as well. Our work impacts Fijians economy, economic development, and the better standard of living an access every ordinary Fijian deserves.”

Das says they have plans to keep improving and deliver quality services for all Fijians and continue to contribute to the growth of the economy.