the right of a sovereign state to do so. ., ., ., , ., the right of a sovereign state to do so. ., ., ., ~ , ., so. you are also minister for the economy- _ so. you are also minister for the economy- the — so. you are also minister for the economy. the pandemic- so. you are also minister for the economy. the pandemic has - so. you are also minister for the | economy. the pandemic has been so. you are also minister for the - economy. the pandemic has been bad for fiji. economy. the pandemic has been bad for fi'i. ~ ., .,, economy. the pandemic has been bad for fi'i. ~ ., ., ~ for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating _ for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, _ for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, in _ for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, in respect- for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, in respect of. devastating impact, in respect of our economy. a huge contraction of about 70.2% in 2020. last year was about 70.2% in 2020. last year was about 4.5%. it decimated our tourism sector. 40% of our gdp is dependent on the tourism sector, so it has implications for other industries, too. there are people who live off the tourism sector. even before the pandemic, we were diversifying our economy. we have a growing sector, we have liberalised the economy and we have liberalised the economy and we now, like most other pacific countries are facing the issue of inflation. it does have an impact on peoples ability and access to disposable income, and we are concerned about issues, like we must ensure people receive the same level of nutrition and make sure that our young people have that same level of