Thursday, July 21, 2016

Huge spending on transport infrastructure

Public transport infrastructure has cost the government several billion dollars. Here are some figures that come to my mind:

a) Bus Service Enhancement Program $1 billion
b) Purchase of rolling stock from SMRT - $1 billion
c) Privatization of SMRT - $1 billion
d) Satelite based ERP system - $556 million.

When it comes to new MRT lines, it is  $10 to $20 billion for each line.

$1 billion here, $1 billion here. $10 billion here. $10 billion there. We are talking of billions not  hundreds of dollars. This government spends billions as if they print money.

Actually, they print paper COE and collect billions (it is $5 billion in a year). That is a wonderful mechanism. The only problem is - it is wasteful, jacks up the cost of living and the cost of doing business.

No wonder. We are now the most expensive city in the world.

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