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Issue 136: Singapore Budget 2025 funds sustainability for the long term; nuclear gains momentum

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Feb 21, 2025 · 07:00 PM
    • Singapore has placed S$10 billion into its Coastal and Flood Protection Fund, but has used only 4.4 per cent of it so far.
    • Singapore has placed S$10 billion into its Coastal and Flood Protection Fund, but has used only 4.4 per cent of it so far. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

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