Highlights of Singapore 2020/2021 budget proposals


FILE PHOTO: Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat speaks at a UBS client conference in Singapore, January 14,2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim/File Photo

SINGAPORE: The following are some highlights from Singapore's budget proposals, which put emphasis on measures to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus on jobs and living costs.

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered the budget speech to Parliament on Tuesday. The budget plan comes days after Singapore cut its forecasts for growth and exports in 2020.

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