国际英语资讯:Singapore PM outlines priorities for government agenda during National Day Rally
<p><span word="SINGAPORE">SINGAPORE</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18-- <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Hsien">Hsien</span> <span word="Loong">Loong</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slew">slew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weakening">weakening</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technical">Technical</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="Central">Central</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="worsens">worsens</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span>, <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Singaporeans">Singaporeans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="existential">existential</span>" <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="preschool">preschool</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12,000 <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> 7,500 <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> 30,000 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="preschool">preschool</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Separately">Separately</span>, <span word="tertiary">tertiary</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bursaries">bursaries</span>. <span word="University">University</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bursaries">bursaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bursary">bursary</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="polytechnic">polytechnic</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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