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Fiji’s Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says the high level of uncollected and outstanding tax is of great concern to Government.
He noted however that the amount has continuously reduced from $165m in 2003 to $90m as at the end of last month.
These outstanding arrears he said, should not be allowed to build up.
“..I request the Board to continue to put in place additional measures to ensure that those taxpayers, who find joy in toying with our tax system, are penalized with harsher penalties,” he said at the recent opening of the Revenue and Customs Services complex in Nasese.
On border control, Bainimarama said he was aware of the many challenges FIRCA is facing that threaten the security of our borders.
These include money laundering and illicit drug trafficking, he said.
“Government does not condone these activities and will come down hard on those guilty of such wrong-doings.”
