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$1.9Bn spent on Food Card programme in 10 years
Posted: Thursday, November 2, 2017
$1.9Bn spent on Food Card programme in 10 years
From 2006 to 2016, the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services spent $1.9 billion on food cards, also known as the Targeted Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, for the vulnerable and poor.
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