Budget debate: DPM Heng, Pritam spar on need for independent parliamentary budget office

The creation of an independent body to monitor the Government's expenditure was at the centre of a sustained exchange between Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh in Parliament on Friday (Feb 26), during the debate on the national Budget. https://str.sg/JVcB

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