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Deficit outstrips savings •Pay cuts to be taken as a last resort, says Sablan

The financially-troubled government is expecting to save some $15 million from a new austerity package it plans to put in place in anticipation of further drop in revenue collections, but the amount is not enough to cover the 13.4 percent reduction in FY 99 spending level.

Posted On Dec 04 1998 00:00

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Taiwan carrier pledges Saipan route

The Marianas Visitors Authority may still develop its alternative market in Taiwan despite the financial difficulty facing the agency after Far Eastern Air Transport pledged to begin its first chartered Taipei-Saipan direct flight in January 1999.

Posted On Dec 04 1998 00:00

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Pay cut last resort: Legislature

As Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's administration mulls over a possible pay cut for its 5,000-strong work force, some lawmakers yesterday called for thorough review of other government expenditures that can be reduced or eliminated in line with the current austerity policy.

Posted On Dec 04 1998 00:00

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DPH dismisses potential legal threat to HIV test

The Department of Public Health is supporting a bill that requires mandatory HIV test for pregnant women despite doubts about its constitutionality.

Posted On Dec 04 1998 00:00

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Deficit outstrips savings •Pay cuts to be taken as a last resort, says Sablan

Taiwan carrier pledges Saipan route

Pay cut last resort: Legislature

DPH dismisses potential legal threat to HIV test

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