In 1985, Lee chaired the government's economic committee, which recommended changes to established government policies to reduce business costs, foster longer-term growth and revive the Singapore economy, which was experiencing a recession at the time.
1985年，李成为政府组织的经济委员会主席，该委员会为已成立的政府政策提出修改建议，降低企业成本、促进长期增长，以及振兴当时正经历经济衰退的新加坡经济。