Our defence accounts for 24.4% of all govt expenditure? AFP report must be wrong!

[Confuseous]

As Agence France Presse (AFP) reported, the recently released annual budget report by the government of Singapore indicates that the Southeast Asian country will raise defence spending by 4.3 per cent in 2012. This represents an increase of SGD 504 million* over the 2011 budget and will, thereby, augment the total defence budget to SGD 12.28 billion (USD 9.73 billion).

According to the report data cited by AFP, defence expenditures will constitute 24.4 per cent of the Singapore government’s total spending for 2012, making the defence ministry the largest beneficiary of the budget allocation. The island city-state, located at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula, affords itself a strong military with the largest budget in Southeast Asia and the seventh largest in Asia, according to the IHS global research group.

- http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/959/?SID=705ba56837acf8ae70ef38f4ebda8112

 

[refulgence]

Sinkie leaders love their expensive toys and cheap slaves.

 

[johnny333]

What is there to protect in Spore Orhcard Rd? Oxley Rd? Namly?

Our neighbours have more land than they can use. If the PAP uses the money that is being wasted in defence they could buy the Riau islands, Johore, etc
However they wouldn't get the kick backs from all that military expenditure.

 

[sleaguepunter]

However they wouldn't get the kick backs from all that military expenditure.

er.......

no kickback but ST mark up beri high lor. then ST profit go where huh?

 

[johnny333]

er.......

no kickback but ST mark up beri high lor. then ST profit go where huh?

Arms biznis is very lucrative lah. I'm sure got mark up, kick back, entertainment, consultant fees, etc Everyone sure got cut of the pie.

Maybe can ask the old windbag LKY about this. I read somewhere that he was a special consultant to UBS As an employee of the Spore gov't I'm actually surprised that there is no conflict of interest for someone in the gov't to "consult".

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

What is there to protect in Spore Orhcard Rd? Oxley Rd? Namly?

Our neighbours have more land than they can use. If the PAP uses the money that is being wasted in defence they could buy the Riau islands, Johore, etc
However they wouldn't get the kick backs from all that military expenditure.

the Lee Family are merely ''governors'' of this island...............still a Rothschild-owned Crown Colony...............


LHL is trying to impress his jewish masters so defence spending skyrocket during his reign................


S'pore will get more and more involved with US MILITARY...............all to keep the Lee Dynasty in power...........with approval from the jews

 

[zhihau]

According to the report data cited by AFP, defence expenditures will constitute 24.4 per cent of the Singapore government’s total spending for 2012, making the defence ministry the largest beneficiary of the budget allocation.

and with this, bro Madmansg's mantra shall continue to resonate in the city streets, the office buildings and the road side walkways... :p:p:p

 

[ginfreely]

In comparison, what is the percent for our health care budget even after the so called doubling of health care expenditure. Single digit only?

 

[Debonerman]

Let us see how the US organise a Sinkie Storm to free us if the Indonesians and Malaysians decide to walk in and reclaim their ancestral land. Defend this place militarily? Fuck! All they need to do is to turn Batam and Johor into one big militarlive firing ground and we can wait and see the PRC and North Indian property buyers run!

 

[zeddy]

No use for the PAP to spent so much money on defense lah.. Our tiny Island already been invaded by a United Nation army of FTs from PRC, India and Pinoyland..