Summing up NEA’s #SGBudget2022 today: To protect public health, the environmental sanitation regime will be expanded to more premises, and smoking prohibition will be extended to more areas. The wastewater surveillance system will continue to play an important role, as SG transits to a COVID-19 resilient nation.
 
To strive towards a Zero Waste Nation, a charge for disposable carrier bags at supermarkets will come into effect in mid-2023. More at https://www.nea.gov.sg/media/news/news/index/committee-of-supply-2022