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Budget debate: Attaining public transport financial sustainability a fine balancing act
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The question is, what level of subsidy is acceptable to ensure financial sustainability, yet make buses and trains attractive enough to wean people off their cars?
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SINGAPORE - This week's debates on ministries' budgets brings into focus the topic of public subsidies. Not entirely new, but worth mulling over nonetheless.
For public transport, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung on Friday (March 5) reminded the House that government subsidies amounted to around $2 billion a year.
