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DPM Heng reminds the House of hard truths

He zooms in on key economic and fiscal strategies that need to be in place in S'pore

The tone of Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat’s Budget round-up speech yesterday was urgent, as he drove home the message that companies and workers must transform and pivot, while also reassuring Singaporeans that at the heart of the country’s shift to a technologically advanced, innovation-driven economy will be a strong Singaporean core. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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"Please do not put words in my mouth."

If there was one thing that stood out in a couple of the exchanges that followed Mr Heng Swee Keat's Budget round-up speech yesterday, it was that the cerebral, soft-spoken Deputy Prime Minister seemed genuinely angered.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 27, 2021, with the headline DPM Heng reminds the House of hard truths. Subscribe