SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver the 2025 Budget statement at 3.30pm on Feb 18 in Parliament. There will be live television and radio coverage of the Budget statement, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Feb 3.

The cost of living and job security are among the concerns that will likely be addressed in PM Wong’s first Budget as prime minister.

A link to a live webcast of the delivery will be available on the Singapore Budget website. The complete Budget statement will also be available on the Singapore Budget website after it has been delivered, said the ministry on Dec 27.

Key announcements from the Budget statement will be updated on the MOF’s social media platforms.

Readers can get live updates and catch the live stream of PM Wong’s speech on The Straits Times website on Feb 18. They can also receive a special-edition Budget newsletter by signing up for ST’s Evening Update.

Feedback on Budget 2025 statement

Since December 2024, MOF and various agencies, including government feedback unit Reach and the People’s Association (PA), have been engaging the public in the lead-up to Budget 2025.

Members of the public can submit their views on the Budget through feedback channels at:

Reach will hold two in-person Budget Conversations in English and Mandarin on Feb 20 and March 13 respectively.

The Feb 20 session, to be held at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre from 7pm to 9.30pm, will be attended by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development Indranee Rajah and Reach chairman Tan Kiat How, who is also Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and National Development.

Those interested in attending the session can register now at https://go.gov.sg/reachbudget25-eng

The March 13 session will be attended by Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance Chee Hong Tat and Reach deputy chairman Eric Chua, who is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development. Registration details will be released later.

Reach will also organise a series of engagements for members of the public to share their views on the Budget, including physical listening points set up at various high-traffic nodes across Singapore as well as a series of outdoor panel discussions, said MOF.

Details of the upcoming engagements will be available on the Reach Budget 2025 microsite.

The PA and its grassroots organisations will be organising post-Budget dialogues to engage residents and seek their views on Budget 2025 measures. Those who are keen to attend the dialogues can register their interest at go.gov.sg/postbudget2025. The sign-ups will be available until noon on Feb 28.

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