Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s Budget speech in Parliament on 25/2; and 938LIVE's special forum with Minister of State for Finance and Transport, Mrs Josephine Teo.
| No | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25/02/13 | Budget 2013 Forum 938LIVE held a Budget Forum on 25/2 after Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered this year's Budget in Parliament. The guests included Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo, P.K Basu, Regional Head of Research and Economics at Maybank Kim Eng and Melvin Tan, Main Committee Member at Singapore Business Federation's SME Committee. The discussion started with the philosophy behind Budget 2013, which is to build a better Singapore through quality growth and an inclusive society. |
| 2 | 25/02/13 | Budget 2013 Part 2 : Building a more inclusive society The second thrust of the Budget speech focused on making Singapore's society even more inclusive. To this end, the government will do more to ameliorate inequality and give every Singaporean a real chance to do well and have a fulfilling life. The government will do more for retirees to give them a greater sense of security in their retirement years. |
| 3 | 25/02/13 | Budget 2013 Part 1: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s Budget speech in Parliament on 25/2 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered Budget 2013 in Parliament today. This year's Budget aims to build a better Singapore with quality growth and an inclusive society. In the first part of his speech, DPM Tharman explained the need to intensify efforts to achieve quality growth driven by productivity improvement rather than manpower growth. |
