Negative Local Fund Balances Alarm Senators

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Negative Local Fund Balances Alarm Senators

The Department of Finance, the entity overseeing V.I. government bank accounts and funds, reported three local funds in the red as much as $26 million during Thursday’s budget hearing.

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