- Budget Speech/Media Releases :: News :: Forum :: ERC Recommendations :: Budget 2001 :: Main Singapore Budget 2002 The Singapore Government has acted decisively to restructure the economy, and create more jobs for Singaporeans in its 2002 Budget. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong also did not forget families in need, giving out some S$1.2 billion of offsets and rebates.www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/sgbudget