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2019 Budget Statement to be delivered on Monday, 18 February 2019, at 3.30pm
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Budget
Parliament
11 February 2019
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Singapore’s FY2019 Budget Statement will be delivered by the Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat, on Monday, 18 February 2019 at 3.30pm in Parliament.
2 A ‘live’ webcast of the Budget Speech will be available on the Singapore Budget website (www.singaporebudget.gov.sg (opens in new tab)). The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is also partnering the Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) to provide simultaneous sign language interpretation of the Budget Speech on the Singapore Budget website.
3 There will be real-time updates of key announcements from the Budget Speech on the MOF Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MOFsg (opens in new tab)) and on the MOF Twitter account (www.twitter.com/MOFsg (opens in new tab)).
4 The Budget Speech will be broadcast 'live' on Channel NewsAsia and 938NOW, on the Channel NewsAsia website (www.channelnewsasia.com (opens in new tab)) and on MediaCorp’s Toggle interactive service (www.toggle.sg (opens in new tab)).
5 The public may visit the Singapore Budget website and subscribe to receive the full Budget Statement via email after it has been delivered. This service will be available for sign up until 12 noon on Friday, 15 February 2019. Budget updates are also available via MOF’s WhatsApp and Telegram channels. Sign-up details can be obtained from Singapore Budget website (www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/budget_2019/subscription)
Feedback on FY2019 Budget Statement
6 Following the delivery of the FY2019 Budget Statement on 18 February 2019, the public can submit their views on the Budget through various feedback channels. These channels include:
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Feedback Channel | Contact Details |
|---|---|
Singapore Budget Website | |
REACH Budget Microsite | www.reach.gov.sg/budget2019 |
REACH Singapore Facebook | |
REACH Singapore Twitter | @REACH_Singapore Use the hashtag, #SGBudget2019 |
REACH Email Address | |
REACH Toll-Free Hotline | 1800-353-5555 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:45pm) |
REACH SMS | 9-SPEAK-UP (9-77325-87) |
7 REACH will conduct a series of radio talk shows and dialogues to discuss the Budget 2019 measures. Members of the public who are interested to attend the dialogues may register at REACH’s Budget 2019 microsite at www.reach.gov.sg/budget2019 or email reach@reach.gov.sg (opens in new tab). The list of the talk shows and dialogues is listed in the Annex.
8 In addition, the public can provide their feedback at the following REACH Listening Points[1]:
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Date & Time | Venue |
|---|---|
20 February (Wed) 11.30 am to 2.30 pm | Singapore University of Technology and Design (Canteen) (53B Somapah Road, Building 2 Level 2, Singapore 487368) |
20 February (Wed) 11.30 am to 2.30 pm | National University of Singapore (School of Business) (The Terrace, 1 Business Link, #05-01, NUS Business School, Singapore 117592) |
21 February (Thu) 11.30 am to 2.30 pm | Amoy Street Food Centre (7 Maxwell Road, MND Building Annexe B, Singapore 069111) |
23 February (Sat) 10.00 am to 1.00 pm | Yew Tee Square (Blk 624 Choa Chu Kang Street 62, Singapore 680624) |
24 February (Sun) 8.30am to 11.30am | Nee Soon East (Blk 291 Yishun Street 22, Singapore 760291) |
26 February (Tue) 11.30 am to 2.30 pm | Chinatown Point (outdoor atrium next to Chinatown MRT Station, Exit G) (133 New Bridge Road, Singapore 059413) |
3 March (Sun) 10.00 am to 1.00 pm | Jurong West 505 Market and Food Centre (Blk 505 Jurong West Street 52, Singapore 640505) |
Issued by:
Ministry of Finance and REACH
Singapore
11 February 2019
ANNEX
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Date & Time | Venue |
|---|---|
19 February (Tue) 7.30am to 8.30am | Budget 2019 Radio Talkshow on 96.3 Hao FM Featuring Mr Liang Eng Hwa, MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Chairman for the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Finance and Trade and Industry, and REACH Vice-Chairman |
19 February (Tue) 8.00pm to 9.30pm | REACH-Berita Harian Budget 2019 Dialogue Chaired by Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources & Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, together with Mdm Rahayu Mahzam, MP for Jurong GRC and REACH Vice-Chairman Venue: Drama Centre Visitors Centre, National Library Building |
21 February (Thu) 7.30am to 8.30am | Budget 2019 Radio Talkshow on Money FM 89.3 Featuring Mdm Rahayu Mahzam, MP for Jurong GRC and REACH Vice-Chairman |
21 February (Thu) 7.00pm to 9.00pm | REACH Budget 2019 Dialogue Chaired by Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance & Second Minister for Education, together with Mr Sam Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Social and Family Development and REACH Chairman Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum’s River Room |
23 February (Sat) 3.00pm to 5.00pm | REACH-96.3 Hao FM Budget 2019 Dialogue
Venue: National Press Centre, Ministry of Communications and Information |
[1] Listening Points are easily accessible, open booths for Singaporeans to give their views in person.