Singapore aspires to be a fair and inclusive society, but the reality is still some way off, MPs said on Wednesday.
Many of the 31 MPs who spoke on day two of the Budget debate applauded this year's generous help for vulnerable groups but some made clear these are but first steps.
To fully realise the vision of an inclusive society, more needs to be done to change social structures and people's mindsets, they said.
Nominated MP Laurence Lien faulted Budget 2012 for failing to deal with those aspects of social change. Link
