FLP rejects any proposals or moves to increase VAT in the upcoming National Budget A better option would be to remove the 9% VAT imposed in 2016 on basic food items - Chaudhry FLP rejects any proposals or moves to increase VAT in the upcoming National Budget A better option would be to remove the 9% VAT imposed in 2016 on basic food items - Chaudhry Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry The Fiji Labour Party has rejected any moves to increase VAT in the upcoming 2021/2022 National Budget. In its submission on the budget, the Fiji Institute of Accountants has proposed that VAT be raised to 12.5 percent and that the 5 percent Environment and Climate Adaptation Levy be scrapped.