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Mr. tra nk
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C. Canahan, Director
becoming economically self-reliant.
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We in the Northern Mariana
Islands have raised taxes and have attempted to attract new
businesses in order to broaden our tax base.
The additional
revenues raised may not be reflected on Table 2 which appears
on page 38 of the draft.
We are in the process of verifying
our statistical data and will advise you accordingly by
separate letter.
In closing, we feel that the present system is working well but
could be improved.
OTIA has been, in our opinion, most
responsive to our needs particularly in the areas of technical
assistance and infrastructure improvements.
If anything, we
would suggest that its role in dealing with the territories be
expanded so that it could be more effective in dealing with
other agencies such as OMB when it presents its recommendations
to the Congress or to the President.
Thank you for giving us
the opportunity to comment and present our views.
Sincerely,
TENORIO
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Governor
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