Pacific Games at Risk? Tonga weighs new tax levy, turns to donors to cover $26m facility costs

Pacific Games at Risk? Tonga weighs new tax levy, turns to donors to cover $26m facility costs

Nuku’alofa, Tonga—Tonga’s hosting of the Pacific Games hangs in the balance as the government scrambles to secure $26 million for critical facility upgrades. Officials are considering a new tax levy and reaching out to international donors to bridge the funding gap.  The revelation came as Prime Minister Aisake Eke confirmed in Parliament the government’s commitment […] The post Pacific Games at Risk? Tonga weighs new tax levy, turns to donors t…