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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday paid tribute to the pioneer generation who persevered through the hard times in the early years of Singapore's independence and built the country together.
To express the country's gratitude, he announced the much-anticipated Pioneer Generation Package which will give them more subsidies at polyclinics, GP and Specialist Outpatient clinics, additional Medisave top ups and help with premiums for the new national insurance scheme, MediShield Life.
The package will benefit about 450,000 people in this special generation. It will apply to those who are 65 years old or older by the end of this year, and who became citizens before 1987.
More details will be announced in the Budget speech on Feb 21.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday paid tribute to the pioneer generation who persevered through the hard times in the early years of Singapore's independence and built the country together.
To express the country's gratitude, he announced the much-anticipated Pioneer Generation Package which will give them more subsidies at polyclinics, GP and Specialist Outpatient clinics, additional Medisave top ups and help with premiums for the new national insurance scheme, MediShield Life.
The package will benefit about 450,000 people in this special generation. It will apply to those who are 65 years old or older by the end of this year, and who became citizens before 1987.
More details will be announced in the Budget speech on Feb 21.