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ASG collections last month lower than same time last year
The American Samoa Government didn’t surpass local collections made last May. However, there were significant increases in collections made last month by different ASG departments and funding sources that soared well above the same time last year.
This is according to the Treasury Monthly Financial Overview Report for local funds for May 2008 submitted to Governor Togiola Tulafono from ASG Treasurer Gaea Perefoti Failautusi.
Last May, ASG collected $5,336,513 in local funds. Last month, collections only amounted to $4,863,186.
The decrease can be attributed to areas like the Tax Reserve which brought in $499,744 last May but failed to collect a penny last month. Even grant funding dropped from $340,387 last May to only $87,080 the same time this year. Workmen’s Compensation decreased its collections from $123,122 last May to $88,321 last month.
The Road Maintenance Fund collected nothing last month, although it brought in $60,147 the same time last year. In addition, the Port Administration collected $95,337 last May but didn’t collect a single cent last month. Immigration bonds fell into a slump, bringing in $71,417 last May but dropping down to only $31,373 last month.
Despite the decrease in overall collections from a handful of funding sources, individual department collections show dramatic increases compared to the same time last year.
For example, last May, the Judicial only brought in $25,714 but last month, collections for them skyrocketed to $49,047. The same goes for the Customs bond collections which went from collecting $143,969 last May to a whopping $265,478 last month.
The largest increase comes from the Port which collected $193,209 last May but ballooned to $344,017 last month.
Two ASG divisions, Weights and Measures and Traffic Violation, went from collecting nothing last May to $860 and $8,245 respectively the same time this year.
The following is a detailed list of ASG departments, agencies, and funding sources that increased their collections last month compared to the same time last year:
SOURCE |
2008 |
2007 |
Revenue |
184,950 |
183,283 |
Immigration Office |
155,183 |
144,685 |
Procurement |
18,779 |
18,305 |
Agriculture |
7,636 |
5,262 |
Vital Statistics |
5,785 |
5,060 |
Parks and Recreation |
1,300 |
650 |
Public Health |
7,578 |
4,665 |
Attorney General’s Office |
37,045 |
35,170 |
Administrative Services |
4,614 |
4,559 |
Sports Complex |
15,343 |
14,272 |
Customs |
2,070,666 |
1,870,022 |
Airport |
91,894 |
87,748 |
The LBJ loan brought in same amount of $91,667 which has been the case every month for past year.
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