MINISTERIAL TRAVELS

Parliament of Singapore · 11 July 1997 · 9th Parliament

Official Report, 11 July 1997, Vol 67, Issue 6 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

J.B. JeyaretnamRichard Hu Tsu Tau
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Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam asked the Minister for Finance how much was expended for Ministerial travels (Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State) for the whole of 1996 with a breakdown Minister by Minister.

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau: The total sum expended on Ministerial travels for the whole of 1996 amounted to $519,427.33. Details of the amount incurred by each Minister and Minister of State are given in Annex A (Cols. 521 - 522). Annex A (Cols. 521 - 522)

This amount constituted 5.9% of that spent by Government on all travel and travel-related expenditure in 1996. In terms of the total running costs of Government, it came to 0.005%. It is expected to go up in future years, in line with Singapore's increasing international profile and its regionalisation drive. Annex A (Cols. 521 - 522)

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 11 July 1997. Republished on SGParliament.