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October 20, 2020

Budget additions, stamp duty waiver affirmed

Nine resolutions recently approved by the House of Assembly appeared in the Gazette on Oct. 7, finalising an array of HOA decisions such as the addition of millions of dollars …

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by Dana Kampa
September 1, 2020

HOA approves reshuffle of 2020 budget

Because of government revenue losses during the Covid-19 pandemic, the House of Assembly recently decided to adjust the 2020 budget, approving $77 million in extra spending and shuffling tens of …

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by Dana Kampa
December 20, 2019

Opposition cries foul over HOA treatment

The opposition gave a press conference on Monday in which they criticised the fact that the budget debate on Friday initially proceeded without most opposition members present, although it later …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
December 20, 2019

House passes $414 million budget

On Friday members of the House of Assembly passed a $414 million budget following a lengthy debate over the Appropriations Act 2020. Throughout the debate, nearly every member stressed the …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
October 28, 2019

$710k festivals budget ballooned to $1.9 million in spending

The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee started out the year with a budget of $710,000, which later was upped to $1.3 million before expenditures ultimately topped $1.9 million, according …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
May 4, 2019

HOA passes $427 million budget

The House of Assembly passed a $427,657,383 budget on Friday after two days of debate. The Appropriation Act 2019 “is now in its final stage before it can be fully …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
April 5, 2019

Premier unveils a ‘transitional budget’

Premier Andrew Fahie said that the 2019 budget, which he detailed at the House of Assembly on Tuesday, mainly reflects the past administration’s efforts but that his government was able …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
May 4, 2018

Lawmakers budget for a deficit in 2018

House of Assembly lawmakers unanimously passed the 2018 Appropriation Act on Friday, budgeting for a deficit for the first time in recent memory. The budget passed with amendments, and though …

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by Conor King Devitt

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