 The Government of St. Lucia continues to work on building a new and stronger St. Lucia, and Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service, the Honourable Alan Shasne, will continue to chart the way forward on the Government's vision. The Prime Minister will table the Appropriation Bill 2020-2021 in Parliament on Tuesday June 23, 2020, at 4pm. The Prime Minister's address under the theme, new challenges and new opportunities to continue to build a stronger St. Lucia together, follows the lane of the estimates of expenditure for the new financial year in the amount of $1.6 billion, Wednesday 29 April 2020. Next Tuesday's budget address holds extreme importance for St. Lucia, as it will set forth the policies and plans for achieving sustainable and inclusive growth, development over the medium term, focus in on key sectors and outline the plans for St. Lucia's economic recovery amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister will also speak on achievements with public and private sector investments, major infrastructure development, re-engineering social services, social safety nets and youth development. A key component of the Prime Minister's address will be achievements and plans for the healthcare sector and specific fiscal measures and revenue generation initiatives. The tabling of the Appropriation Bill 2020-2021 and the delivery of the Prime Minister's budget address will be carried live on cable TV via the National Television Network. Meantime, the Road Improvement and Maintenance Program Phase 4 continues to be rolled out. Contracts will officially sign for the Karko-Jirad Road Reconstruction Project and the Grass Road Reconstruction Project in Miku North on Thursday 18th June. This pays the way for the commencement of physical works on the ground. Works on the section of Mondidor-Tubalata have ended and now work will commence from Karko to Jirad all the way through to Bokaj.