TAO audit of FY25 budget finds shortfall due to overly optimistic revenue projections
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Audit Office conducted an audit of American Samoa’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Local budget at the request of Governor Pulaalii N. Pula.





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