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So, my question to the Ministry of Trade and Industry is what other plans do we have to help not just the heartlanders, but also the entire retail industry in Singapore. Because this will have a big impact on all retail industries within Singapore, as the goods in Johor are really much cheaper.

Mr Alvin Tan: Sir, I thank Mr Lim Biow Chuan for his supplementary questions. Singapore is a geographically small country. Johor and Singapore have complementary strengths. Singapore has a strong financial centre, we have headquarters located here. Johor's complementary strengths are their workforce, as well as the larger hinterland, as well as the larger geographical area.

So, this is not just confined, as Mr Lim Biow Chuan had mentioned, to the northern parts, but many of the initiatives, including heartland place-making grants, are available to all heartland enterprises across the country. That is one.

Second, neighbourhood upgrading plans across the country, not just confined to the north, is also underway, and there will be more plans that Government will announce in due time. But, if you also look at the Community Development Council vouchers that we have launched and most recently last Friday, these are also meant to help supplement residents' spending needs, but also to help to augment businesses in the heartlands as well.

So, we are looking at this comprehensively and we look forward to working with Members to enhance competitiveness for businesses, not just in the north, but across Singapore.

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