Last year's NDP cost $17m to produce

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The cost of producing the National Day Parade (NDP) rose substantially when the parade was held in venues like the Padang and the Marina Float.

This was pointed out by the Minister of Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen when asked by Mr Gerald Giam during Parliament on Monday about the Government's total expenditure on the National Day Parade in the past 10 years.

The 2011 NDP that was held at the Float, for example, cost $17.17 million to produce while the NDP held at the Padang in 2010 cost $20.59 million. The higher expenditure in 2010 was due to the hardening of the field so that it could withstand a heavier load, as well as the putting up of LED screens and supporting towers for the visual display.