Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita disclosed yesterday that there has been an increase in the number of business licenses issued to business owners in the CNMI in fiscal year 2023
However, discussions are ongoing on how assist the CCC through other sources of funding, he added.
Atalig noted that he did transfer $3 million from CCC to help with the CNMIâs Covid-19 response and mitigation plans early last year.
âI did promise to get those funds back to them,â he added.
The $3 million that will be returned to the commission should be sufficient for its operations, considering that the Imperial Pacific International casino is not in operation, the Finance chief said.
All CCC employees will be paid, he added.Â
âWeâll make sure that employees of the CCC are getting their payroll, but we also need to focus on what their priorities are knowing that there is no casino operating at the moment .â
GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres on Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury had approved $41.3 million for the CNMI’s 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit and Second Economic Impact Payments