Debated in Parliament on 5 Jul 2023.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) how much has (i) Ministries and (ii) Statutory Boards spent on management consultancy services in each of the last five years; and (b) what is the nature of the consultancy services provided.
From CY2018 to CY2022, Ministries and Statutory Boards procured consultancy services worth about $125 million and $145 million respectively per year on average. These make up about 1% of total annual Government procurement value. These figures include consultancies for design services and feasibility studies for construction projects, consultancies for the development and implementation of IT systems, consultancies for environmental studies, consultancies for organisational improvements and other types of consultancy services.
We do not have a breakdown for how many of these consultancy contracts were for management consultancies.
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