Posts Tagged ‘Samoan Pastors’

Pastor says he was duped by Samoan Government

Monday, October 30th, 2017
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A pastor in Samoa feels he has been duped over a Bill taxing pastors that was signed in July this year. He has discovered that the Bill legalising the taxing of church ministers is not limited to the “alofa” or contributions made by members. “I am sad because we were not informed about this during Read more

Samoan government considers making pastors pay tax

Thursday, March 16th, 2017
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The Samoan government is considering making church ministers pay tax. “We are now in the process of carrying out consultations with churches,” Samoa’s Minister of Revenue, Ti’alavea Tionisio Hunt says. “We already had a meeting with the Executive of the Samoa National Council of Churches where we discussed the issue,” He said he understood pastors Read more