ASG collects nearly $6 million in local funds last month
The American Samoa Government made off with cash collections totaling $5,981,501 last month, which is a nice increase from the $5,301,336 it collected in October 2006 and $4,338,546 in October 2005.
According to the Treasury Department's monthly financial overview report for local funds, more than half - 16 to be exact - of ASG departments, agencies, and funding sources managed to increase their cash collections last month compared to the same time last year.
Leading the way was the Tax Office which brought in $1,773,987, an increase of nearly $500,000 from the $1,296,408 it collected last October and the $1,389,849 it raked in during October 2005.
But the most notable increase came from Legal Affairs which went from collecting a mere $1,977 last October to $21,472 last month - a whopping increase of over 900%
The Tax Reserve also came through with collections totaling $653,708 which was $100,000 more than the $523,749 it brought in the same time last year. Public Health increased its collections by nearly 300% from $1,777 last October to $5,310 several weeks ago.
Workmen's Compensation brought in $119,451 while the Customs Division of the Treasury Department boasted the largest cash collection of over $2 million, up from the $1,923,527 it collected last October.
Customs bond collections increased by over $70,000 to $224,340 while Weights and Measures, which didn't collect a cent last October, pulled in $730 last month. Traffic violations followed suit, bringing in $4,275. And while the amount may seem small compared to the others, this is quite an achievement, considering the fact that traffic violations was penniless in cash collections last October.
The airport also increased their collections to $104,210 compared to the $78,256 it collected the same time last year.
The following is a list of other ASG departments, agencies, and funding sources that can be credited for last month's superb collections performance:
Source |
2007 |
2006 |
Immigration Office |
170,192 |
145,335 |
Procurement |
21,174 |
17,286 |
OMV |
90,705 |
89,316 |
DPS |
731 |
639 |
AG's Office |
26,860 |
19,300 |
Grants fund |
21,303 |
20,748 |
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