lucas silipo.oining us there is more later. >> coming up next and kobe the last budget before the election? when will be live to our central asian correspondent -- we will be live to our central asian correspondent after the break. ♪ ♪ >> it is budget day in singapore and the finance minister is expected to announce higher wealthy benefits. ourselves is correspond should joining us. -- our southeast correspondent is joining us now. what is everybody expecting? >> good for everybody because singapore is celebrating its 50th anniversary and possibly tax relief and payout. there will be some social spending for the low income and elderly and the income gap like the rest of the world is widening in the lion's city. there's also a growing gray population. they have higher prices for services like health care and this budget may help them. this budget is potentially the last to be for the general election the ruling party would want to do better. it had the smallest margin of those in the last one. some