A wish list of wish lists for Budget 2024

Concerns around inflation and unemployment rank high, but a host of other issues also need to be addressed.

The wish lists for Budget 2024 from the mass of ideas that have poured in over recent weeks cover a laundry list of issues. PHOTO: ST FILE
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The wish lists for Budget 2024 from the mass of ideas that have poured in over recent weeks from academics, professional economists, labour groups, consulting firms and citizens cover a laundry list of issues.

Taken together, what they suggest is that in his upcoming Budget, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong needs to:

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