Post by Logan on Feb 16, 2016 3:32:59 GMT -6
The House of Representatives has agreed with the Office of the Attorney General’s position that persons with court judgments against the government can lobby to the governor and the Legislature and also avail of the tax offsetting program to collect payments.
House counsel John Cool said plaintiffs can request that the governor include the payment of their judgment in the chief executive’s proposed spending plan.
Cool said the plaintiffs may also appear at any of the numerous public hearings held by the Legislature on the governor’s proposed spending plan and request that the payment of their judgment be included in the appropriation act.
The House’s counsel said the plaintiffs may also pursue alternatives to a cash settlement authorized by the statute such as “offsets and credits on any tax obligation or other obligations of the claimants or members of their immediate family.”
Read more: www.saipantribune.com/index.php/house-agrees-with-oags-position-to-lobby-tax-offset/
House counsel John Cool said plaintiffs can request that the governor include the payment of their judgment in the chief executive’s proposed spending plan.
Cool said the plaintiffs may also appear at any of the numerous public hearings held by the Legislature on the governor’s proposed spending plan and request that the payment of their judgment be included in the appropriation act.
The House’s counsel said the plaintiffs may also pursue alternatives to a cash settlement authorized by the statute such as “offsets and credits on any tax obligation or other obligations of the claimants or members of their immediate family.”
Read more: www.saipantribune.com/index.php/house-agrees-with-oags-position-to-lobby-tax-offset/