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Singapore says Trump-Kim summit cost just $12 million, after some question expenses
Singapore says Trump-Kim summit cost just $12 million, after some question expenses
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-singapore/singapore-says-trump-kim-summit-cost-just-12-million-after-some-question-expenses-idUSKBN1JK0H5
Most of the money went on security, the foreign ministry said, without giving a detailed breakdown.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had earlier estimated the event cost Singapore S$20 million. Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said that included the cost of Kim’s hotel room.
Those reports drew anger from some Singaporeans on social media - though one commentator said it was a small price to pay - the cost of a chicken-rice dish for each citizen - to contribute to regional peace.
Marketing experts said the publicity generated from hosting the summit could be worth more than 10 times the cost to the tiny Southeast Asian city-state.
($1 = 1.3580 Singapore dollars)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-singapore/singapore-says-trump-kim-summit-cost-just-12-million-after-some-question-expenses-idUSKBN1JK0H5
Most of the money went on security, the foreign ministry said, without giving a detailed breakdown.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had earlier estimated the event cost Singapore S$20 million. Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said that included the cost of Kim’s hotel room.
Those reports drew anger from some Singaporeans on social media - though one commentator said it was a small price to pay - the cost of a chicken-rice dish for each citizen - to contribute to regional peace.
Marketing experts said the publicity generated from hosting the summit could be worth more than 10 times the cost to the tiny Southeast Asian city-state.
($1 = 1.3580 Singapore dollars)
