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Virgin Islands budget committee approves FY2026 spending plan, forwards three appropriations to rules panel
Summary
The Committee of Budget Appropriations and Finance on Sept. 11, 2025 voted to approve the government'wide FY2026 appropriations bill and two separate funding measures, sending all three to the Committee on Rules and Judiciary for further consideration.
The Committee of Budget Appropriations and Finance voted Sept. 11, 2025 to approve an amended general appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026 and two supplemental appropriation bills, forwarding all three to the Committee on Rules and Judiciary.
The committee favorably approved Bill No. 36-0174, the general appropriation act for Oct. 1, 2025'Sept. 30, 2026, as amended; Bill No. 36-0186, an appropriation from the GVI JPMC charitable fund to the general fund (amended upward); and Bill No. 36-0120, an appropriation from the Virgin Islands Education Initiative Fund to the Department of Education for special education evaluations.
The approved changes include an amendment to Bill No. 36-0174 setting the employer contribution rate to the Government Employees…
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