Budget 2026 debate: Ministries to publish clearer data on major spending initiatives, PM Wong says
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was responding to calls by Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, PAP MP Yip Hon Weng and NMP Haresh Singaraju on more fiscal accountability.
SINGAPORE: Ministries will publish clearer information on major spending initiatives and their outcomes, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Feb 26), responding to calls for greater fiscal accountability amid a record surplus.
Speaking in parliament at the close of the three-day Budget debate, Mr Wong acknowledged calls made by Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh (WP-Aljunied), as well as MP Yip Hon Weng (PAP-Yio Chu Kang) and Nominated MP Haresh Singaraju, for greater public disclosure on how government funds are spent.
“I will ask all ministries to provide clearer and more accessible information on major initiatives so that Singaporeans can better understand how public resources are used and what results they achieve,” said Mr Wong.
He pointed to the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review, published biennially since 2010, as an existing framework that tracks key outcome indicators across major policy areas.
“We will continue to review the indicators in the report and ensure they are relevant and useful,” he said. “Ministries on their own also conduct detailed reviews of major spending programmes to assess effectiveness and outcomes.”
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