Lawrence Wong has spent 60% of SG50 budget within week for year long event!

[Confuseous]

Hey big spender, move aside, there's a new profligate in town!

There's no record in the mainstream media, but those who attended an election rally at Clementi in 2011 will recall hearing how Balakrishnan found the money to burn. The way he told the story, when he approached the prime minister for more funds for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), PM Lee asked, "How much?" Balakrishnan did not ask for $300 million, he did not ask for $400 million, the number he requested for was $387 million dollars. He thought he scored a debating point when he told the crowd - mostly old folks shipped in from some community center - he did not spend one cent more. It still boggles the mind how the sum requested matches exactly the final bill presented in parliament. If his prediction is that good, how did he miss the original budget of $104 million?

Giving Balakrishnan a run for his money is Lawrence Wong, who admitted that within the first week of 2015, he has already blown $3 million of the $5 million set aside for the SG50 celebrations. No worries, there's more where the money comes from. Speaking at the first ground-up event supported by the free money, the chairman of the SG50 Programme Office told the crowd gathered at the Botanic Gardens, "If there are more good ideas and we need to will top up the fund, we will top up the fund."

With 51 weeks more to go, he is unlikely to break Balakrishnan's record. Then again, who knows what else they have up their sleeves?

http://singaporedesk.blogspot.sg/2015/01/hey-big-spender.html

 

[shittypore]

'he did not spend one cent more. It still boggles the mind how the sum requested matches exactly the final bill presented in parliament. If his prediction is that good, how did he miss the original budget of $104 million?'

Budgeted for Hawker or NTUC food but ended up dining at Michelin star restaurants for all the participants.

 

[ginfreely]

Shows that these people have no prudence in spending and no intention at all to keep to budget.

 

[borom]

It is ironical coming from a political party whose Town Councils are so " efficient " (as in bringing them to court) in collecting their arrears as compared to the WP.
I rather use the monies on helping those poor who are unable to pay their service and conservancy charges -and help includes giving them more time to pay.
What kind of political party are so harsh on the unfortunate and yet spent so freely on celebrations?

 

[leetahbar]

why isn't there a national inquiry into the grass obscene expenditure? alamak!! grass!!

 

[Annunaki]

How do you expect an elite who is paid millions annually to exercise prudence? Does this jackass even understand what is prudence?

 

[mojito]

1 week 3 million, 52 weeks 156 millions. We can afford it.

 

[virus]

1 week 3 million, 52 weeks 156 millions. We can afford it.

Lawrence is just another hopeless fark

 

[virus]

Shows that these people have no prudence in spending and no intention at all to keep to budget.

So how many $2 setup have they used to run the circus show?