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FY 2019 BUDGET

Rendering of proposed new Fono Building.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono’s review of the government’s proposed budget of more than $439.58 million for FY 2019 begins next Monday, Aug. 20th, and it will be a joint hearing of both the Senate and House Budget and Appropriations Committees, held at the Senate’s current chambers — the...
Cong. Aumua Amata with U.S. President Donald Trump
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is hopeful that US President Donald Trump’s “change in fiscal and economic policies” will re-energize American Samoa’s economic environment, which continues to face uncertainty with StarKist’s loss of the federal tax credit, coupled with another...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government's final budget proposal for the new fiscal year 2019 is just over $439 million, an increase of 11% from the current fiscal year, due to special events or activities planned for FY 2019, says Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga in his cover letter to...
Rendering of proposed new Fono Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono reconvened yesterday morning, following a three-week mid session recess, and priority on the agenda is the fiscal year 2019 budget, which begins Oct. 1, 2018. The Lolo Administration is planning to submit the FY 2019 budget to the Fono sometime later this week,...