GOVERNMENT is focused on tourism to help drive the economy and save the country, says Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka.
Mr Gavoka made these comments in response to the recent reactivation of the Tourism Action Group (TAG), a national body formed when Fiji faces an escalating crisis.
“Let’s remember that tourism is now more than 40 per cent of GDP, and is the economic lifeline to the country,” he told the media during an interview in Nadi yesterday.
“We need foreign exchange and will be paying for imports going forward from now onwards and they may increase in terms of prices.
“The only sure way of securing foreign exchange immediately is tourism.
“So other industries will pitch in, but right now, government is focused on tourism to help drive the economy and save the country over the next couple of months or so.”
