The Singapore Budget is prepared each financial year, which beings on 1 April of every calendar year and ends on 31 March of the next calendar year. The Budget includes the revised government revenue and expenditure projections for the current financial year, as well as the planned government revenue and expenditures for the upcoming financial year.

To contribute to the public consultation for Budget 2013, AWARE is convening a roundtable discussion on the areas that we feel strongly about.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, 26 January 2013

Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm

Venue: AWARE Centre Block 5 Dover Crescent #01-22 S’pore (130005)

Panel of speakers include: Yeoh Lam Keong, Donald Low and Vivienne Wee

Abstract

Over the last two years AWARE has made recommendations to the Minister of Finance as part of the public consultations for Budget 2011 and Budget 2012.

This year, building on our past advocacy efforts, AWARE is advocating for a care economy that will focus on:

a. Comprehensive healthcare

b. Adequate support for care giving

c. Reducing the Gini Co-efficient and increasing social mobility

d. Increasing support for vulnerable groups, especially those who are affected by multiple layers of discrimination

At this forum, we will be presenting our recommendations for Budget 2013. Please come to express your views so that they may be incorporated into our recommendations.

Please register for the event here.