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Samoa's prime minister has continued his criticism of the leadership of the country's largest church, as a dispute over income tax grows increasingly heated.
On July 1, a new law kicked in which requires church ministers and the head of state to pay income tax.
But pastors for the Congregational...
Apia, SAMOA — The Methodist Church of Samoa says it fully supports a new law requiring church ministers to pay tax.
The church's general secretary, Faulalo Leti, said its General Conference had opted to support the law.
Reverend Leti said the church understands the taxes will be used to develop...
Apia, SAMOA —Claims that government deliberately passed a new amendment in the tax laws giving government the authority to seize the personal assets and bank accounts from EFKS reverends, who will not be paying taxes are absolutly far from the truth, says Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr....
Apia, SAMOA — The E.F.K.S. Church and the Government are on a collision course with General Secretary Reverend Vavatau Taufao declaring they are ready to face the “fury” of the Government.
The General Secretary said the E.F.K.S., with a membership of 56,818 people, made its decision at the end of...
Apia, SAMOA — The Government will seize church ministers’ personal assets prior to taking them to Court if they continue to defy the new tax law.
The warning comes from the Minister of Revenue, Tialavea Tionisio Hunt, during an interview with Samoa Observer on the taxing of the alofa (offering)...
Apia, SAMOA — The Congregational Christian Church of Samoa says their defiant stance against the government's taxing of ministers won't change in the near future.
The church has responded to a letter from the Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi telling them the law will stand by saying if "...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa government appears to have made a compromise in their ongoing efforts to implement a new law that will tax all church ministers.
The Congregational Christian Church hit out at the law, saying ministers paying income tax went against its faith and it wouldn't pay.
However...
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoa church's decision to ignore a law requiring ministers to pay income tax is stirring great debate in the country.
The prime minister and the Congregational Christian Church, the country's biggest, are locked in a heated debate over the church's decision to flout the law, which...
Malua, SAMOA — The Samoa government's decision to tax the head of state and church ministers is the beginning of the "downfall" of the administration, according to a local church.
The claim was made during the general debate at the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa's general assembly at...
Malua, SAMOA — The Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (C.C.C.S.) is standing its ground in the ongoing dispute with the Government over the law requiring the Head of State and Church Ministers to pay taxes on their alofa.
“The decision from the Fonotele remains the same as in 2017 and that is...