There were more than 6,00,000 private cars in Singapore at the end of 2016. It basically means that only the rich can afford to own a car in future,” said Facebook user Winson Tan. But it said the government would spend Sg$28 billion over the next five years to expand and upgrade public transport. The city-state has a largely efficient public transport system, including buses, trains and a metro. Some hoped that the changes would encourage Singaporeans to use more environmentally friendly forms of public transport in future.

Source: The Hindu October 24, 2017 16:07 UTC