Errors in Sales Tax Bill Delay Action in the House
Chairman of the Revenue Task Force, Attorney General Eleasalo Talauega Ale, has apologized to members of the House Ways and Means Committee for mistakes identified with one of the ...Read more
Chairman of the Revenue Task Force, Attorney General Eleasalo Talauega Ale, has apologized to members of the House Ways and Means Committee for mistakes identified with one of the ...Read more
The Senate has passed a bill that establishes a 1% alternative minimum tax for businesses that over an extended period of time reports a loss. The bill was approved by a unanimous 14-0 ...Read more
Joint hearings for the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget for ASG begin tomorrow During the House session today, Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Rep. Vailiuama Steve Leasiolagi ...Read more
While many vendors are waiting to be paid before the fiscal year draws to a close, the third quarter performance report for ASG from Budget Director Catherine Saelua shows that spending was below ...Read more
The American Samoa Fono approved last week a resolution which honors former House Representative, former Treasurer, and former Budget Director Ace Agaese Tago. The resolution, sponsored by the ...Read more
The Chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Senator Magalei Logovi’i, sent the ASG Revenue Task Force back to fix two revenue measures that were the subject of a Committee ...Read more
Government agencies and departments operating on local funds will have their budgets deducted by 10% in the new fiscal year, 2018. This was announced by Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga during the ...Read more
Senator Fonoti Tafaifa Aufata has asked that the Fono attorney provide reports concerning the nominee for Director of Human and Social Services Taeaoafua Dr. Meki Solomona , before her committee ...Read more
The Fono is heeding the Governor’s request to review director nominees who will be heading to Washington D.C. with him next month. In the House of Representatives this morning the following ...Read more
A group of Department of Education employees and hires under the governor’s apprenticeship program are still waiting for their paychecks apparently because of technical issues with the financial ...Read more