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PAP
Government spending revealed its priorities
The PAP Government expenditure has increased 49% from
$23.4 Billion to $35 Billion in just 5 years from the period 2006 to 2011. The
figure freshly released from the Singapore Statistics [Source], revealed that most notable spending in the Ministry
of Manpower rising 4 fold, most probably to manage the influx of foreign
workers, and the Info-communications and Media Development department which
includes the country’s censorship board, the Media Development Authority.
The average yearly increase for the PAP Government expenditure over the 5
year period is 8.4%. While inflation of resources could be a cause, the
difference in the rate of growth for each spending varies too much and reflects
the PAP Government’s priority in governing Singapore. The least spending were on
Transport(0.6 fold) and Health(0.9 fold). The 2 departments are one of the worse
managed especially with Transport. Ever since 2010, Singapore has been seeing a
series of paralyzing train disruptions despite frequent raises of the public
fare. Singapore’s healthcare expenditures is also one of the lowest in the world
with many medical practitioners like former NMP Dr Kanwaljit Soin criticizing
the PAP Government and its “much vaunted system” of 3M – Medisave, Medishield
and Medifund – being seriously inadequate. It has become evident from the PAP
spending, that Healthcare and Transport are at the bottom of their list, while
foreign labor and censorship takes the lead in interest.
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[TD="class: msgtxt"]http://wikitemasek.org/pap-government-spending-reveal-its-priorities/
PAP
Government spending revealed its priorities
The PAP Government expenditure has increased 49% from
$23.4 Billion to $35 Billion in just 5 years from the period 2006 to 2011. The
figure freshly released from the Singapore Statistics [Source], revealed that most notable spending in the Ministry
of Manpower rising 4 fold, most probably to manage the influx of foreign
workers, and the Info-communications and Media Development department which
includes the country’s censorship board, the Media Development Authority.
The average yearly increase for the PAP Government expenditure over the 5
year period is 8.4%. While inflation of resources could be a cause, the
difference in the rate of growth for each spending varies too much and reflects
the PAP Government’s priority in governing Singapore. The least spending were on
Transport(0.6 fold) and Health(0.9 fold). The 2 departments are one of the worse
managed especially with Transport. Ever since 2010, Singapore has been seeing a
series of paralyzing train disruptions despite frequent raises of the public
fare. Singapore’s healthcare expenditures is also one of the lowest in the world
with many medical practitioners like former NMP Dr Kanwaljit Soin criticizing
the PAP Government and its “much vaunted system” of 3M – Medisave, Medishield
and Medifund – being seriously inadequate. It has become evident from the PAP
spending, that Healthcare and Transport are at the bottom of their list, while
foreign labor and censorship takes the lead in interest.
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