HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE AND LONG-TERM CARE EXPENDITURE

5 March 2019

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Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
MP for Nee Soon GRC

Question No. 1176

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what percentage of the Government's healthcare expenditure and long-term care expenditure are recurrent costs respectively; and (b) what percentage of the Government's healthcare expenditure and long-term care expenditure are capital costs respectively.

Answer

1. Based on latest available data in 2016, the Government’s Healthcare Expenditure was $9.3 billion, of which about 80% and 20% were on recurrent cost and capital costs respectively. Government expenditure in long term care was $830 million, of which about 70% and 30% were on recurrent and capital costs respectively.