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No family-friendly Singapore without the seniors who have come before

Room to explore supporting seniors in subsequent Budgets as Forward Singapore exercise gets under way.

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pixgeneric / Generic pix for Budget 2023- of elderly couple at Singapore Post Centre taken on 12 Feb 2023.

Helping Singaporeans manage family life better is a welcome focus – provided it does not overshadow other needs, says the writer.

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An annual Budget in a future-oriented country like Singapore is seldom just a response to immediate events, but is also part of a longer-term plan to position the country for the future.

So it was with Budget 2023,

delivered by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who is also Deputy Prime Minister.

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