budget deficit
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Budget for the upcoming year, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, is expected to have an overall deficit of over $US32 million.
This is despite an expected drop in government expenditures by 3.3 percent.
Minister of Finance Sili Epa Tuioti told Parliament the budget...

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