The ruling Human Rights Protection Party (H.R.P.P.) has given back a $200,000 allocation from the Legislative Assembly, it is entitled to under 2020-2021 budget, to assist the country’s coronavirus pandemic response. 

This was confirmed in a press statement issued by the Press Secretariat in response to an article published by the Samoa Observer titled “Ruling H.R.P.P. gets $200,000 from Legislative Assembly".