The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said that the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat would deliver Singapore’s 2020 Budget Statement in Parliament on 18 February 2020 at 3 pm.
The MOF together with government feedback portal Reach and the People’s Association (PA) said that the public can watch the Budget speech via multiple channels, including via a live webcast on the Singapore Budget website. The speech will also be available on CNA and its website, on radio channel CNA938 and Mediacorp’s MeWatch (formerly Toggle).
Real-time updates of key announcements from the Budget speech will be available on the MOF Facebook page and Twitter account. The public can subscribe to the Budget website and receive the full Budget Statement via email. MOF added that it is partnering with the Singapore Association for the Deaf to provide simultaneous sign language interpretation of the speech on the Budget website.
Budget updates are also available via MOF’s WhatsApp and Telegram channels for those who sign up from the Budget website.
Following the delivery of the 2020 Budget Statement, the public can submit their views on the Budget through various feedback channels. The government feedback portal Reach will hold “listening points” across Singapore to gather views on the Budget.
The PA and its grassroots organisations will also be organising post-Budget dialogues and “chit-chat sessions” to engage residents on Budget 2020 measures. Residents who wish to attend can register their interest with the PA Contact Centre or website.
However, in view of the evolving novel corona-virus situation post-Budget, outreach and engagement plans might be adjusted to ensure public health. Updates of the post-Budget outreach and engagement plans will be posted by MOF, Reach and PA on their websites or social media accounts.
Source: Today Online, 11 February 2020