Singapore's MPs from both sides of the aisle have voted in support of the Budget 2024, marking the first time in three years. The Budget aims to keep the economy vibrant and help Singaporeans deal with immediate cost pressures.
This was the first time in three years that MPs on both sides of the aisle had voted in support of the Budget.
SINGAPORE - The post-pandemic world is more dangerous and unpredictable, but Singapore will move forward with optimism and hope as the House unanimously voted on March 7 to support the Government’s Pointing to extensive plans to keep the economy vibrant, while helping Singaporeans deal with immediate cost pressures, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah said Budget 2024 “gives life and breath to the plans in the Forward Singapore report that we, as Singaporeans, collectively developed to build our shared future together”. This was the first time in three years that MPs on both sides of the aisle voted in support of the Budget – a point made by Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng in his speech to cap off nine days of parliamentary debate on the Government and ministries’ budgets. Opposition MPs had objected to the last two Budgets due to disagreement with the goods and services tax hik
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