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The second stretch of the Budget debates will see details on Singapore housing, education and health plans coming under the scrutiny of MPs. The annual marathon session opened Tuesday 2 March with Members of Parliament (MPs) questioning the pace and desired outcomes of the fiscal plan outlined by Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who delivered the Budget Statement on February 22.
Under the 2010 Budget, the Government will set aside S$5.5 billion over the next five years to fuel initiatives aimed at raising productivity to sustain growth.
This will be in the form of tax benefits, grants and training subsidies to help enterprises and workers deepen their skills and expertise and support Singapore companies grow more competitively globally.
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Updated: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:34:02
SINGAPORE: The Singapore government would still have gone ahead to bid for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) even if it had known it would cost S$387 million to host it.
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