Fiji is taking the Middle East conflict too lightly and the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants has warned that things are not okay in the country, saying there is a crisis.
FICA president Sharvek Naidu made the comment in an interview noting that not enough discussions were being had on the imminent issue around fuel.
“I think when you look at it, as we speak every day, the crisis is very, very close to home,” Mr Naidu said.
“People somehow feel that the fuel price is not going to go or you know, things are okay in Fiji. It is not.
“The urgency is not there, but there is a crisis.
“There’s definitely a crisis in things, not from a pricing perspective, but from a supply perspective.
“If you look at the Hormuz Strait, the number of freights that are coming through, we have got ships coming for the next three months, and that’s okay.
“As long as that’s fine, we’ll be okay. But I think we need to start thinking about what do we do.
“Working from home should be considered as normal. Organisations should be discussing that, having plans, if that’s the case.
“As individuals, we’ve got to conserve the usage of fuel as well.
“Wastage, cruising around, doing some of these things need to be looked at because, the more you use, the higher the consumption, and the more we’ll need in the future.”
Mr Naidu urged everyone to be prepared for any situation, saying “if you don’t prepare, you get hit harder”.
“I think the preparation, awareness is a key part of what’s going on because inflation gets impacted, your fuel prices, the taxi, the bus fares, it’s all filtered through everyone.
“So you’re not going to be able to run away from this if it becomes serious where things are.”
