The Merdeka Generation Package (MGP) is an S$8 billion package announced by the Government of Singapore at the 2018 National Day Rally, aimed to assist Singaporeans born in the 1950s with their active ageing and reduce medical bills as they age. The MGP is a spinoff from the Pioneer Generation Package which benefitted the pioneering generation of Singaporeans.[1]
"Merdeka" signifies the years that Singapore had worked towards colonial self governance, independence and sovereignty. The Merdeka Generation (MG) had contributed to Singapore's progress from a developing to a developed country and the challenging times such as major financial crisis, September 11 attacks, and the SARS outbreak in Singapore.[2]
- ^ "'Substantial' Merdeka Generation Package to include some who missed out on Pioneer package: PM Lee". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ hermesauto (2019-02-02). "Merdeka Generation Package to include those who missed out on Pioneer package but are citizens by 1996". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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