The American Samoa governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has approved a rise in wharf charges but vetoed a rise in excise tax.
Lolo Matalasi Moliga at his State of the Territory address. Photo: RNZI / Monica Miller
They're among revenue bills sent to the fono for approval in the last session.
The governor signed into law bills increasing wharf and dock charges and establishing a one percent alternative minimum business tax.
He vetoed a bill which raises excise tax from five to eight per cent and also the supplemental budget for the 2018 financial year.
He said importers would be hit by a 60 percent increase in dock charges and should be given an opportunity to recover their costs before he'll consider hiking the excise tax.
