The Samoa Government is confident it can obtain soft loans to cover a $US40 million dollar budget deficit in the coming year.
The Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has outlined the government's spending plans, with expenditure set at $US332 million dollars and income of $292 million.
The budget includes a tax on fuel imports to raise money to fund renewable energy developments.
Samoa plans to be generating all its electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2017.
Samoa government building Photo: RNZI
