Recurrent Costs of Government's Healthcare and Long-term Care Expenditure

Debated in Parliament on 5 Mar 2019.

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Louis Ng asked the Minister for Health to state the percentages of recurrent versus capital costs in the government's healthcare and long-term care expenditures.
The Minister replied that in 2016, the government's $9.3 billion healthcare expenditure comprised about 80% recurrent costs and 20% capital costs.
For long-term care, the $830 million government expenditure in 2016 consisted of approximately 70% recurrent costs and 30% capital costs.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health (a) what percentage of the Government's healthcare expenditure and long-term care expenditure are recurrent costs respectively; and (b) what percentage of the Government's healthcare expenditure and long-term care expenditure are capital costs respectively.

Gan Kim Yong

Based on latest available data in 2016, the Government's Healthcare Expenditure was $9.3 billion, of which about 80% and 20% were on recurrent cost and capital costs respectively. Government expenditure in long term care was $830 million, of which about 70% and 30% were on recurrent and capital costs respectively.

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Recurrent Costs of Government's Healthcare and Long-term Care Expenditure

Debated in Parliament on 5 Mar 2019.

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Louis Ng asked the Minister for Health to state the percentages of recurrent versus capital costs in the government's healthcare and long-term care expenditures.
The Minister replied that in 2016, the government's $9.3 billion healthcare expenditure comprised about 80% recurrent costs and 20% capital costs.
For long-term care, the $830 million government expenditure in 2016 consisted of approximately 70% recurrent costs and 30% capital costs.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

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Recurrent Costs of Government's Healthcare and Long-term Care Expenditure

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Gan Kim Yong

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