CELEBRITY
Singapore paid around US$2-3 million (S$2.69 to 4.04 million) in subsidies for all six shows in exchange for being the only stop in the region for pop icon Taylor Swift 👇
It is “nowhere as high” as previous reports have suggested, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong told CNA on Mar. 1, without revealing the exact sum.
Speaking to Mothership on Feb. 28, Tong also said that the actual size of the grant is “not what is being speculated online”.
He added that the topic would be discussed in Parliament on Mar. 4, and that he would divulge more details then.
On neighbourliness
The regional exclusivity element of Singapore’s Taylor Swift deal has sparked unhappiness in a few neighbouring countries.