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S$1.2b in extra Covid-19 support partly funded by reallocation under SINGA
Finance Minister says there's no need to draw on past reserves to fund measures for Phase 2 and 3 Heightened Alert
Published Mon, Jul 5, 2021 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
ADDITIONAL Covid-19 support measures for Singapore's "Heightened Alert" period are expected to cost S$1.2 billion.
This will be financed by a reallocation of monies previously budgeted for, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in Parliament on Monday as he introduced a Supplementary Supply Bill for this.
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