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Expenditure by grassroots organisations

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Community

6 February 2017

Response to parliamentary question on expenses incurred by grassroots organisations

Question

Mr Png Eng Huat: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth for FY2015/16 what is (i) the amount of expenditure incurred by grassroots organisations and (ii) the percentage share of this expense incurred by Citizens' Consultative Committees, Community Club Management Committees, Residents' Committees, Neighbourhood Committees, and others respectively.


Response

Minister Chan Chun Sing, Deputy Chairman, People's Association: For FY2015/2016, the total expenditure for Grassroots Organisations (GROs) was $206 million.

  1. The percentage breakdown of this expenditure is:

Table of Percentage Share for each Grassroots Organisation

Grassroots Organisation

Percentage Share

Citizens' Consultative Committees

37%

Community Club Management Committees

27%

Residents' Committees

22%

Neighbourhood Committees

2%

Others (e.g. CSC, C2E, MAEC, IAEC, SCEC, WEC, YEC, etc.)

12%

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