The Minister of Finance, Mulipola Anarosa ‘Ale-Molio’, announced the allocation of $1.08 billion for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The government has increased the budget for social welfare by 11% compared to the previous year to support families, communities, and churches in the country. The allocated funds will be used for various government departments and programs.
The allocated budget for a single department for the fiscal year 2023/2024 is as follows:
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries – $19,967,480
- Scientific Research Samoa – $5,815,359
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Labour – $18,926,871
- Samoa Tourism Authority – $7,171,354
- Ministry of Communication and Information Technology – $11,596,849
- Office of the Public Trust – $3,782,221
- Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture – $139,162,748
- Department of Archives and Public Records Samoa – $6,913,566
- Department of Buildings and Recreational Grounds of Samoa – $3,612,717
- National University of Samoa – $30,856,805
- Ministry of Finance – $114,471,307
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – $27,205,455
- Ministry of Health – $146,544,809
- Kidneys Foundation Samoa – $10,875,819
- Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration – $15,572,666
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment – $29,374,460
- Ministry of Police – $55,701,690
- Ministry of Department of Fire and Emergency Services in Samoa – $13,920,455 Funded by the Government – $13,703,379
- Office of the Prime Minister – $9,583,853
- Ministry of Finance and Revenue – $13,441,055
- Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development – $64,755,036
- Ministry of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure – $42,779,504
- Ministry of Transport – $42,601,827 Funded by the Government – $27,601,828
- Office of the Attorney General – $5,840,075
- Office of the Controller and Chief Auditor – $4,492,999
- Office of the Electoral Commissioner – $4,266,735
- Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly – $8,227,199
- Ombudsman Commission – $1,683,902
- Public Service Commission – $10,530,220
- Office of Statistics – $5,789,365
- Law Reform Commission – $1,506,886
- Ministry of Government Entities – $7,840,279
