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Cost of living: 'We're doing what we can'
PM Lee assures voters that the Govt has put in place measures to alleviate the problem
<!-- by line -->By Chua Lee Hoong, Political Editor
An interview with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his office at the Istana. -- ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE
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ST INTERVIEW WITH PM LEE
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday acknowledged cost of living issues as a concern 'on top of everybody's minds'.
But he also urged voters to put the worries in perspective, pointing out that the Government has put in place measures to alleviate the problem.
Speaking to The Straits Times in an exclusive interview at his office at the Istana on Thursday, he noted that the worries over cost of living would impact voter behaviour, although by how much, he could not say.
Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
Get Part 2 of the interview with PM Lee in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
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PM Lee assures voters that the Govt has put in place measures to alleviate the problem
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An interview with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his office at the Istana. -- ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE
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ST INTERVIEW WITH PM LEE
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday acknowledged cost of living issues as a concern 'on top of everybody's minds'.
But he also urged voters to put the worries in perspective, pointing out that the Government has put in place measures to alleviate the problem.
Speaking to The Straits Times in an exclusive interview at his office at the Istana on Thursday, he noted that the worries over cost of living would impact voter behaviour, although by how much, he could not say.
Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
Get Part 2 of the interview with PM Lee in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
