The Prices and Incomes Board has revealed that all imported essential items under price control is expected to cost more due to the devaluation of the Fiji dollar by 20%.
Acting Secretary, Lucy Naimawi said this will depend on the off shore cost of an item.
She adds some items may cost more than 20% and some less.
Naimawi said they have a list of price control items and how much traders can charge consumers.
These items include, baby milk and food, powdered milk, butter, margarine, imported chicken, corned beef and mutton, dhal, peas, oil, ghee, noodles, onion, potatoes, rice, salt, sugar, imported meat and fuel.
Traders should provide documents as evidence on how much they have bought a particular item for. Consumers should lodge their complaints to any of the PIB offices in Suva, Lautoka and Labasa if they feel they have been overcharged by traders.
She confirms PIB has no say on prices of goods which are not under price control.
Imported essential items to cost more
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