To stay competitive
More resources for the education system, such as single session primary schools and lower student-teacher ratios.
Two more ITE colleges being built.
More worker training: up from 50,000 slots today to 250,000 in three to five years.
More money for research and development.
To ensure a 'top quality home'
Making Marina Bay, parks and waterways more beautiful.
ToSprucing up housing estates.
New commercial hubs are coming up, such as the Jurong Lake District and Paya Lebar Central.
More spending on transport infrastructure - from 0.8per cent of GDP last year to 2.9per cent of GDP in five years' time. A key change is doubling the rail network by 2020.
Higher social expenditure is expected
With an ageing society, health-care spending is expected to more than double over the next 10 years.
Providing more barrier-free access for the elderly, and bus and train commuters.
Spending to top-up wages of lower-income Singaporeans via the Workfare Income Supplement scheme.
Encouraging more procreation, by offering parents more financial support.