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The Budget is Singapore's plan to pay for today's needs while saving for the future
This is the second of 12 primers on current affairs issues and what they mean for Singapore, as part of our news outreach programme
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Singapore was able to chalk up Budget surpluses year after year for close to two decades after independence in 1965.
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Parents in Singapore set aside a sizeable 20 per cent of their income to save for their children's future and pay for their education, a survey found.
The results of the poll, conducted by insurer AIA last year, are probably not surprising to many.
