Clarification by Minister of State for Health

The following statement was made by the Minister of State for Health (Ms Rahayu Mazam) in reply to Question No 8 during Question Time at the Sitting of 4 March 2026:

The Minister of State for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam): Overall, MOH's operating expenditure maintains an upward trajectory. The revised FY2025 estimate of $18.49 billion is $1.63 billion, or 9.7%, higher than the actual FY2025 operating expenditure. The trend of increase will continue, as shown by the estimated FY2026 operating expenditure of $20.04 billion. [Please refer to ​"Reason for Lower-than-projected Health Ministry Operating Expenditure in FY2025", Official Report, 4 March 2026, Vol 96, Issue 24, Oral Answers to Questions section.]

Written statement by Ms Rahayu Mahzam circulated with the leave of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5).

I wish to make the following factual correction to my statement made during Question Time at the Sitting on 4 March 2026. My statement should read as follows:

The Minister of State for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam): Overall, MOH's operating expenditure maintains an upward trajectory. The revised FY2025 estimate of $18.49 billion is $1.63 billion, or 9.7%, higher than the actual FY2024 operating expenditure. The trend of increase will continue, as shown by the estimated FY2026 operating expenditure of $20.04 billion.