Letters To The Editor: 23rd February, 2019

Quest for Glory

Floyd Robinson, Toorak

With several schools having completed inter-house competitions, the quest for glory at the zone meets and Coca-Cola Games has started.

The competition and rivalry will be fierce, intense and in some cases unforgiving be- cause a simple mistake by an athlete may mean disqualification or loss of the gold medal.

While all this is happening, do we have our children’s health as a priority?

Some schools are known to have their athletes train three times a day prior to the Coca-Cola Games.

Are our children receiving adequate rest and recovery times?

The quest for glory can be so high at times that our vision for our children’s health may be blinded.

Who is footing the bills for injuries? Do coaches and teachers arrange for time to speak with parents and guardians?

Recovery from injuries can take months to heal, meaning that some may have to miss out on the prospects of winning a gold medal.

All in all, let’s not forget that our children are only human and deserve adequate rest. If not managed well, some injuries will affect them in years to come.

Electronic receipt

Satish Nakched, Suva

The new Tax Administration (Electronic Fiscal Device) Regulations 2017 came into force with the primary objective to monitor sales in the business environment, ensuring the right amount of taxation is paid.

I believe that all businesses must operate within the framework of the regulation so that the system is fair and just to all other players in the market.

There has been a lot of effort put in by the relevant authority to educate everyone, including the consumers of the concept, and the result is now very much tangible because compliance is on the rise.

However, as a lay person, it becomes difficult to understand the size of the receipt that is now issued to consumers at the supermarkets who are in adherence to the legal notice.

I did a purchase worth of 90 cents and was shocked, after paying the cashier, at the size of the fiscal invoice that was issued to me.

It was 30 centimetres long and eight centimetres wide.

At the bottom portion the receipt there was a box like image measuring 6.5cm by 6.5cm that contains the tax core invoice verification normally known as the QR code.

This also contains a lot of the vital information where all the elements of the business details are captured to ensure a smooth flow of information from the dealer’s outlet to the governing authority since the interception of the legislation in 2017.

I believe the size of my receipt maybe equal to or greater in cost with the original purchase.

The worldwide concept in business is heavily heading towards the paperless operation through e-commerce and the digital age and we must also align ourselves to the trend.

The bottom line is that it will be friendlier to the environment if we reduce the size of our shopping receipt, eliminate the features that are not important or we may have to re- organise the format.

This will reduce the operating cost of the business, reduce littering and we will not have to cut down trees to produce the paper to print our purchase on.