The debate over Budget 2018 was notable for several landmarks.
MPs filed 530 "cuts", or questions, for the 16 ministries, and were allocated 52 hours to deliver them, the longest over the past five years. This did not include the 2½-day debate on Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat's Budget statement.
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