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Budget will be something good: Tharman
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Asked what the public can expect from the Budget, Mr Tharman said: 'It will be something good for Singapore.' -- ST PHOTO
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THE upcoming Budget will be 'something good' for Singapore and is likely to benefit not just the low-income group, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Sunday.
Measures to help Singaporeans, especially low-income families, cope with the higher cost of living are expected to be a dominant feature of the Budget, which will be unveiled on Feb 18.
Asked what the public can expect from the Budget, Mr Tharman said: 'It will be something good for Singapore.'
'But I think we don't shape Budgets just for the short term, the Budgets are very importantly about strengthening Singapore for the long term.'
He was speaking to reporters at the launch of the 1.4km Taman Jurong Cycling Path which was attended by 300 grassroots members and students.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said recently that the Government will look to ensure the low-income households can cope with the rising cost of living, which he singled out as a cause of worry for many Singaporeans.
Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
<!-- by line --> By Daryl Chin
<!-- end by line --> <!-- end left side bar -->
<!-- story content : start -->
THE upcoming Budget will be 'something good' for Singapore and is likely to benefit not just the low-income group, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Sunday.
Measures to help Singaporeans, especially low-income families, cope with the higher cost of living are expected to be a dominant feature of the Budget, which will be unveiled on Feb 18.
Asked what the public can expect from the Budget, Mr Tharman said: 'It will be something good for Singapore.'
'But I think we don't shape Budgets just for the short term, the Budgets are very importantly about strengthening Singapore for the long term.'
He was speaking to reporters at the launch of the 1.4km Taman Jurong Cycling Path which was attended by 300 grassroots members and students.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said recently that the Government will look to ensure the low-income households can cope with the rising cost of living, which he singled out as a cause of worry for many Singaporeans.
Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
