SG Budget 2017: Up to S$26m to be committed to wage and training support
Published Mon, Feb 20, 2017 · 07:41 AM
An additional sum of up to S$26 million a year will be committed from the Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund and the Skills Development Fund to increase wage and training support, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday.
This is part of efforts to help workers adapt to structural shifts in the economy.
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