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11111 : .. ,, ·, ·, arianas %riety~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ S Finance secretary confirms: Teno will ask judiciary· to.l()we~ budget ·reque~t . ,, . ' Gov't .paid $12M budget so we have to work with the judiciary to·(coine up) with a more reas·onable budget re- quest," he said. · The administration, he added, in OT for FY '97 is trying to accommodate the various budget re_quests "as much By Jojo Dass Customs and the Department of figure could mean these employ as possible," but revenue esti Variety News Staff Lands and Natural Resources' ees, or a sizeable portion ofthe·m, mates are being dragged down THE PREVIOUS administration (DLNR) Quarantine Office. were earning$ I million a month f?y the slumping economy; spent $12 million in overtime ex Nielsen did not rule out the pos in overtime work. At the same time, the gover penses for fiscal year 1997, Fi sibility that a sizeable part of Nielsen said former governor nor. said his staff is now looking nance Secretary Lucy DLG. the amount could have been spent Froilan C. Tenorio "probably into the Public School System's Nielsen yesterday confirmed. responding to several emergency knew about" the expenses. Pedro P. Tenorio (PSS) ,$50 million budget re~ In an interview, Nielsen said situations last year which required She however, declined to com By Zaldy Dandan quest. half of the $12 million was used critical enforcement personnel to ment whether Tenorio had actu Variety News Staff . His administration lias until by the Department of Public go on overtime. ally allowed it. GOVERNOR Pedro P, Teno_rio .
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