The Fiji Labour Party leader is calling on the interim government, Commerce Commission, the Land Transport Authority and other regulatory authorities to immediately review the downward price hikes given as a result of escalating fuel prices in the past few weeks.

Mahendra Chaudhry said that fuel costs have come down substantially and is expected to decline even further.

He said the benefits of the decline must be passed on to the consumers.

Chaudhry is calling for the immediate reduction of airfares both domestic and international, in particular the fuel surcharge granted to Air Pacific, bus fares which went up by 21%, fuel surcharge levied by the Fiji Electricity Authority, local and overseas freight charges and haulage charges by trucking companies.

Chaudhry said that state subsidies that were granted to bus companies in lieu of the bus fare increase should now be adjusted to reflect the lower cost of diesel fuel.