Budget 2019 expected to register deficit of S$2.5b for FY19: DBS economist

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Budget 2019 expected to register deficit of S$2.5b for FY19: DBS economist
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THE fiscal balance for FY2019 is projected to register a deficit of S$2.5 billion, down from an expected surplus of S$3.3 billion in the previous financial year, according to the final report in a three-part series by DBS. Read more at The Business Times.

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