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ne
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Wh
at
is E
CA
L?
Th
e E
nvi
ron
men
t an
d C
lim
ate
Ad
apta
tio
n L
evy
(EC
AL
) is
a t
ax o
n p
resc
rib
ed
serv
ices
, it
ems
and
in
com
e1.
EC
AL
hel
ps
fun
d c
riti
cal
wo
rk a
cro
ss F
iji
to p
rote
ct
ou
r n
atu
ral
envi
ron
men
t, r
edu
ce o
ur
carb
on
fo
otp
rin
t, a
nd
ad
apt
ou
r ec
on
om
y,
ou
r co
mm
un
itie
s an
d o
ur
infr
astr
uct
ure
to
th
e w
ors
enin
g im
pac
ts o
f cl
imat
e
chan
ge.
Fij
i is
a n
atio
n o
n t
he
fro
ntl
ines
of
clim
ate
chan
ge.
We
are
exp
erie
nci
ng
stro
nge
r
and
mo
re f
req
uen
t cy
clo
nes
, ri
sin
g se
as a
re f
orc
ing
som
e F
ijia
n c
om
mu
nit
ies
to
relo
cate
, an
d c
han
gin
g w
eath
er p
atte
rns
po
se a
ser
iou
s th
reat
to
ou
r fo
od
sec
uri
ty.
Wh
en y
ou
sp
end
tim
e in
Fij
i, a
nd
pay
EC
AL
, yo
u a
re h
elp
ing
us
secu
re o
ur
futu
re
by
bo
ost
ing
ou
r re
silien
ce t
o t
hes
e d
evas
tati
ng
clim
ate
imp
acts
acr
oss
a b
road
fro
nt.
EC
AL
is c
ollec
ted
by
the
Fij
i Rev
enu
e &
Cu
sto
ms S
ervi
ces (
FR
CS
) an
d a
dm
inis
tere
d
by
the
Min
istr
y o
f E
con
om
y in
acc
ord
ance
wit
h t
he
Fin
ance
Man
agem
ent
Act
20
04
an
d F
inan
ce I
nst
ruct
ion
s 2
01
0.
Th
is b
ullet
in gi
ves
a co
mp
reh
ensi
ve b
reak
dow
n o
n h
ow
E
CA
L is
co
llec
ted
,
hav
e h
elp
ed m
ake
po
ssib
le.
1. E
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a b
road
er v
ersi
on
of
the
En
viro
nm
enta
l Lev
y in
tro
du
ced
in 2
01
5. A
ccord
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to th
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nvi
ron
men
tal L
evy
(Bu
dge
t
Am
end
men
t) A
ct 2
01
7,
EC
AL
is
mad
e u
p o
f th
e fo
llow
ing:
10
% t
ax o
n i
mp
ort
atio
n o
f lu
xu
ry v
ehic
les;
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cellan
eou
s -
incl
usi
ve o
f 1
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ch
arge
on
su
per
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ht
char
ters
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d d
ock
ing
fees
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in
com
e ta
x o
n i
nd
ivid
ual
ear
nin
gs o
f m
ore
th
an
FJ
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cen
ts lev
y o
n p
last
ic b
ags;
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d 1
0%
EC
AL
on
pre
scri
bed
ser
vice
s.
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lleti
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ne
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Ho
w is
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As
stip
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th
e E
nvi
ron
men
tal L
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men
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Act
20
17
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at t
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or
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ate
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on
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itia
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e o
f th
e m
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lner
able
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arth
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ate
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imat
e ad
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m t
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s im
pac
ts o
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lim
ate
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uce
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tilisa
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ceed
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ave
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n c
ateg
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to 1
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for
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ter
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nit
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ng
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ort
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he
cou
ntr
y w
as l
eft
on
its
kn
ees
afte
r th
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stro
nge
st c
yclo
ne
ever
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n t
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ern
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iji
in F
ebru
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on
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wid
esp
read
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mes
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fras
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liv
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cati
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t re
sult
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mas
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spir
it o
f so
lid
arit
y an
d p
erse
vera
nce
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i is
co
nti
nu
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to
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bac
k b
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g re
mar
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le s
trid
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g F
iji
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ou
t th
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or
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it w
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s th
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n U
nit
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ob
ust
par
tner
ship
wit
h th
e F
iji I
nst
itu
te o
f E
ngi
nee
rs to
ass
ess
sch
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l d
amag
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nd
ro
ll o
ut
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st o
f th
e d
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as t
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wer
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or
pla
ns
wer
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or
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my.
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en w
e sp
eak
abo
ut
con
nec
tivi
ty,
bri
dge
s ar
e a
cru
cial
par
t o
f o
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ever
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at m
assi
vely
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ijia
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rest
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pet
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y cl
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esig
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