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Contact:
George Jude
Monday, March 22, 2004 - Prime Minister Dr Kenny D. Anthony has announced
that Budget Day 2004 will be on Tuesday, April 20th. The announcement follows
today’s regular Cabinet Meeting.
On that date, Dr Anthony, in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Economic
Affairs, International Financial Services and Information, will deliver his
Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure to the House of Assembly.
Preparations for this year’s budget began rather earlier than usual, starting
immediately after the official celebrations to mark the island’s 25th
Anniversary of Independence.
Since then, the Prime Minister, along with representatives of the Budget Section
and other Finance Ministry officials, has been meeting with various Government
Agencies to hear and consider their budgetary proposals for Fiscal year 2004-05.
Last year’s Budget Address, which was delivered on April 8, had as its theme,
“Advancing Infrastructural Development and Economic Recovery in an Uncertain
World.”
Preparations for this year’s budget are continuing apace, with the Prime
Minister attending daily meetings related to the process.
When this year’s Budget Address is delivered by the Prime Minister in the House
of Assembly, it will be carried live on local radio and TV stations.
The address will be preceded by the annual Throne Speech by Her Excellency the
Governor General and will be followed by the Budget debate, during which
Government and Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) will make their
contribution to the discussion of the proposed Estimates of Revenue and
Expenditure for the next Fiscal year.
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