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FY2023 PROPOSED BUDGET
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate is proposing changes to the American Samoa Government’s budget of $693.41 million for the new financial year effective next month.
“We will not allocate the budget for Corrections, Marine Patrol or the Fire Division, as a matter of fact, we will transfer their...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Public Safety’s budget has been reduced significantly from $9.68 million to $5.85 million.
This is a result of the removal of the Marine Patrol Division and the Tafuna Correctional Facility from the department’s umbrella.
A total of $4.85 million for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The budget for the Public Defender’s office proposed for the new fiscal year amounts to $453,000, barely an increase from $440,000, especially when compared to the proposed budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation, which amounts to $1.02 million — whereas last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The proposed budget of the Department of Health, which is at the core of the fight against COVID-19 in the territory alongside the COVID-19 Task Force staff, increases by $5.03 million — from $10.10 million in 2022 to $15.17 million in 2023.
The total fiscal year 2023...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A significant increase in the number of employees for the Department of Port Administration was outlined in its proposed budget for the new fiscal year 2023.
The budget proposal book was submitted to the Legislature with hearings scheduled for next month.
According to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The budgets for the newly established agencies under the authority of the Governor’s Office — the American Samoa Search and Rescue Agency and the American Samoa Correctional Facility are included in the proposed fiscal year 2023 budget.
The two agencies were initially...