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The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) collected approximately $3.485 billion in net Government revenue during the 2024–2025 financial year, exceeding its annual forecast by $185.6 million, or 5.6 percent, and recording a 12.3 percent increase compared with the previous financial year.
The Minister for Finance Hon. Esrom Immanuel highlighted the strong revenue performance in Parliament today while responding to the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs’ review of the FRCS Annual Report 2024–2025.
The Minister said the revenue outcome was predominantly driven by recurring tax revenues and underlying economic activity, rather than the Tax Amnesty Programme alone.
He said Value Added Tax contributed 46.9 percent of total revenue, followed by income taxes at 29.1 percent, trade-related taxes at 14.2 percent, and other taxes and levies at 9.8 percent.
Minister Immanuel also highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen tax debt recovery and compliance. As at June 2026, total tax debt stood at approximately $514.57 million, with net collectible debt estimated at $279.12 million. He said FRCS is moving towards a more risk-based and segmented approach to debt management, including early intervention, structured payment arrangements, refund offsets and stronger enforcement against deliberate non-compliance.
The Minister noted that FRCS continues to strengthen its compliance systems, with the Compliance Improvement Strategy identifying approximately $45 million in additional liabilities and securing around $30 million in collections during the reporting period.
On digital transformation, Minister Immanuel said FRCS is progressing its Digital Transformation Strategy 2025–2030, covering online taxpayer services, digital payments, data analytics, automation, improved information exchange and other digital systems. FRCS is also working towards ISO 27001 certification by June 2027, subject to completion of the required controls, audits and remediation.
The Minister acknowledged that while FRCS has achieved strong revenue collection, continued attention is required in areas including tax arrears and refunds, sustainable compliance following the Tax Amnesty Programme, customer service, revenue concentration, inter-agency coordination and cybersecurity.
“The Government will continue to work closely with FRCS to ensure that Fiji has a modern, efficient, transparent, and sustainable revenue administration system, capable of supporting Government’s fiscal objectives while providing fair and accessible services to taxpayers.”
Minister Immanuel commended the Standing Committee for its review and FRCS for its detailed responses, noting the importance of continued reforms to strengthen Fiji’s revenue administration system.
