Budget Day Set for June 17

Premier and Minister of Finance the Honourable Joseph Farrell will present the government’s 2021 Budget to the Legislative Assembly on Thursday June 17.

The presentation will begin 4:30p.m., at the Montserrat Cultural Centre.

On April 30, the Government of Montserrat announced that the UK Government has committed to a contribution of £23.6 million to Montserrat’s recurrent budget.

The Minister of Finance will provide details of this allocation in his address, which will outline the estimates and expenditure for the fiscal year.

The Budget Debate will follow on Tuesday June 22 and
Wednesday June 23, starting at 9:00 a.m. on both days.

The public is invited to tune in or view the presentations as a simulcast of the Budget Address and the Debate on Radio Montserrat, Government Information Unit’s Channel on Digicel channel 96 and online on GIU’s YouTube and Facebook platforms.