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<div>'Hard-headed, pragmatic' approach needed to adopt CFE recommendations: PM
By Monica Kotwani
The Government will pursue all the strategies proposed in the report, and Ministers will provide their full response during this year's Budget and the subsequent Committee of Supply debates, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

SINGAPORE: The Government has accepted the recommendations of the 30-member Committee on the Future Economy (CFE), which was tasked to develop strategies for Singapore’s next phase of economic growth, and will adopt a "hard-headed and pragmatic" approach in implementing them.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this on Thursday (Feb 9) in a letter addressed to the committee’s co-chairs, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and Trade and Industry (Industry) Minister S Iswaran.

Mr Lee also said that the Government will pursue all the strategies proposed in the report, and the Ministers will provide their full response during this year's Budget and Committee of Supply debates.

In his letter, Mr Lee noted that the world was going through a period of great uncertainty, with structural shifts taking place in many countries, and industries and jobs changing rapidly.

“Amidst the disruption, there will also be opportunities,” he said. “We cannot be sure which industries will perish and which will flourish. What is certain that Singapore must stay open to trade, people and ideas, and build deep capabilities so that our people and companies can seize the opportunities in the world.” <font color="#FF0000">