CNA Ministries to provide clearer info on major spending for accountability, says PM Wong

Ministries will publish clearer information on major spending initiatives and their outcomes, said Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in parliament on Thursday (Feb 26).

He was responding to calls for greater fiscal accountability amid a record S$15 billion surplus.

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh had raised the issue at the start of the Budget debate on Tuesday, saying “significant” public interest surrounds how the government deploys its surpluses. Read: https://cna.asia/40AcmU4

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