Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Mar 7)

Published Fri, Mar 7, 2025 · 06:30 PM
    • Under the Progress Singapore Party's proposed affordable housing scheme, flats are priced to recover construction costs, not land costs.
    • Under the Progress Singapore Party's proposed affordable housing scheme, flats are priced to recover construction costs, not land costs. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

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