Budget debate: Huge difference in FY2024 surplus projection prompts questions in Parliament

Budget debate: Huge difference in FY2024 surplus projection prompts questions in Parliament

The $6.4 billion surplus for FY2024 was revised from an original estimate of $778 million.

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Sylvia Lim questions Budget accuracy, affordability, and support for vulnerable homemakers

Workers’ Party MP for Aljunied GRC, Sylvia Lim, delivered a speech in Parliament during the Budget 2025 debate, focusing on three key issues: Budget marksmanship, affordability, and the protection of vulnerable homemakers. She highlighted significant discrepancies in government revenue forecasting, questioned the sustainability of financial assistance measures, and proposed a policy change to safeguard non-working spouses in retirement planning.…