The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed Fiji's reliance on the tourism industry as the backbone of its economy.
Until the pandemic, tourism contributed around 35 percent of Fiji's Gross Domestic Product.
But with the border closures and uncertainties around international travel, that figure has been decimated, hurting many people whose livelihoods rely on tourism either directly or indirectly
The Fiji government's new $US1.7 billion budget finds the country offering tax breaks for the tourism industry, while taking on a towering level of debt.
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