vivian overspend 340millons in yog

[itedino]

Spend at where. No transparency.

He should go. I see him disgusted

 

[Hierophant]

zzz... spend spend spend but don't need to explain spend where

really no accountability

 

[TwMilkTeaTw]

Stir ah stir

 

[maui_boy]

what do u think

 

[Singaporean Peasant]

Spend at where. No transparency.

He should go. I see him disgusted

How many Singaporeans would have benefited from $340,000,000.
Who seriously gives a damn about a sports meet for adolescents.

"We got the initial estimates of the money to be spent on the YOG wrong," Dr Balakrishnan frankly told the 1,000-strong crowd that gathered on the mud-soaked field in Clementi.
He explained that the games exceeded its original budget of S$104 million by over three times because it was the first time that such an event was organised and there was no other model for reference.
Furthermore, it took more than a year after the International Olympic Council (IOC) chose Singapore as the venue for the YOG before details could be confirmed.
"We realised there would be all 26 sports and all the athletes were to stay for two weeks, so we did the sums and went to see the PM."
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan speaking at the PAP rally on 4 May. (Yahoo! photo/ Christine Choo)
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan speaking at the PAP rally on 4 May. (Yahoo! photo/ Christine Choo)
He revealed that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong then asked him if he would have bid for the YOG if he had known it would cost more than S$300 million.
To this, Dr Balakrishnan said that he would still do it, and had no regrets.
"Whatever criticisms, I am proud of the YOG and of the athletes, proud of the 50,000 volunteers who made great sacrifices to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime event," he said, acknowledging that people are entitled to their opinions.

 

[BoyFromFuture]

attending course on "how to attack oppie 101"

 

[Kitaro9202]

340 million leh can help alot needy people

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[lifeislame]

340 million leh can help alot needy people

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Can give 100 sgd to everyone singaporean knn the gst voucher only 300 and the requirement kns

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[netbookcraze]

Who were their vendors? Are they profiteering?

How come no AGC investigation into budget overspending?

 

[Singaporean Peasant]

Who were their vendors? Are they profiteering?

How come no AGC investigation into budget overspending?

The late LKY had said that he will scrutinised every last dollar of public spending because it is the people's money.

 

[GundamKnight]

to them 340 mil generate economic growth or potential for future growth but in using this for welfare it generates no value such is the way a corporation is run

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[croc1977]

to them 340 mil generate economic growth or potential for future growth but in using this for welfare it generates no value such is the way a corporation is run

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and volunteer eat **** rice plus expired f1 tickets

 

[sunsetbay]

where the money went~

the 97m on the scoring system is really mind blogging~ i dun think you would able to audit on this area since it would hv been torn down after the event~

 

[Wealthy2]

Haha YOG nobody come to watch.

Rows and rows of empty seats.

 

[ahkrong]

Chiu allr jin bad de lor!!!
kip ong deeging old tings tu tok...
AIM!!! PLS CUM CREEM!!!

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[yamapi]

Why no one in parliament brought this up?

 

[Mancunian2]

Spend at where. No transparency.

He should go. I see him disgusted

has he given an account on where the $300+ millions were spent on?

why was there such a large discrepancy?

 

[netbookcraze]

If you can't manage a sports event, how can we trust you to manage a country?

will you bankrupt my country?

 

[GBC]

where the money went~

the 97m on the scoring system is really mind blogging~ i dun think you would able to audit on this area since it would hv been torn down after the event~

After that the state of the art scoring system sell to AIM for another $2 ?

 

[croc1977]

If you can't manage a sports event, how can we trust you to manage a country?

will you bankrupt my country?

can by taxing more to the people