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SINGAPOREANS and businesses are invited to tell the Government
what they hope to see in the next Budget.
There are also more channels through which they can offer their
views on issues relating to public spending.
Both general feedback and suggestions on specific aspects of
public expenditure are welcome, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said
yesterday. MOF, together with Reach, launched the feedback exercise
yesterday.
The Budget 2011 website - www.singaporebudget.gov.sg -
features a feedback section.
Other channels open this year include Facebook, Twitter and
discussion boards on Reach's Budget microsite.
More traditional channels include e-mail, [email protected] gov.sg,
and toll-free hotline 1800-3535555. Suggestions and views are also
accepted by post.
At the People's Action Party's biennial conference last Sunday,
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had hinted at the possibility of
goodies in the Budget, as in previous years of high growth.
'When the Budget comes, with some luck, we should have some good
news,' he had said.
As part of the outreach activities, there will be an online
Budget quiz, plus a Budget Challenge with a parliamentary-style
debate to increase awareness of the Budget process and public
finance.
The quiz will be divided into two sections, each comprising
questions on Singapore's fiscal, economic, tax and social
policies.
No limit is placed on the number of attempts made and prizes
will be awarded to the top scorers in each round of the quiz.
The Budget Challenge gives junior college students and those in
the last two years of their integrated programmes the chance to
experience what it is like to be a Member of Parliament, with them
being able to engage in 'cut-and-thrust' parliamentary-style
debate.
Each team will represent a ministry and propose policy
initiatives to be debated in a parliamentary setting. Prizes will
be awarded to the top three teams.
The Government is out of ideas to keep the people happy, so
kindly HELP THE GOVERNMENT on how to HELP YOURSELF!
