All posts tagged "budget 2018"
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5.0KHeadlinesNTUC Confirms that Feedback on GST Hike was Gathered from Union Leaders before Budget 2018
The National Trades Union Congress has confirmed that it conducted a poll between November and December last year to gather feedback from...
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11.4KHeadlinesThis is How Singapore’s GST Rate Compares to Other Top Asian Nations
Since the government announced in this year’s Budget that it will be raising GST to 9 percent from around 2021, many Singaporeans...
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51.1KCow Beh Cow BuWhy Raise GST when S$9.6 Billion Budget Surplus is Enough to Finance a Large Ministry Like MOH?
Heng ah, the gahmen raised GST by 2 percent and not 20 percent (eh, it could happen one day, maybe with a...
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4.7KHeadlinesLETTERS: Heng Swee Keat should Replace Ah Loong as Singapore’s Prime Minister
JIAHAO: Please, make Heng Swee Keat our next Prime Minister and not some kee chiu whose portfolio pales so much in comparison...
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4.2KCow Beh Cow BuSingapore Democrats Slam Budget 2018 as a “Wayang” Designed to Protect the Elites
SINGAPORE DEMOCRATS: If ever there was a budget laden with cheap gimmicks and full of wayang, this one is it. Finance Minister...
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2.5KHeadlinesGST Raised because a “Mad” PAP Indulged in “Irresponsible, Unsustainable Plans”?
Okay, this one not we say one hor – it’s straight from the horse’s mouth. Or more accurately, the Prime Minister’s lah....
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6.2KHeadlinesBudget 2018: The “Chicken Wing” Average Singaporeans Will Be Getting
The old saying about the Singapore government, for those still not in the know, is “Give a chicken wing, take back one...
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3.3KHeadlinesBudget 2018: Government to Give Singaporeans Free Money due to Budget Surplus
The government will dole out free money to adult Singaporeans due to an expected budget surplus for the 2017 financial year, with...
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3.4KHeadlinesBudget 2018: GST, “E-Tax” and Other New Taxes to Burn a Hole in Your Pocket
Okay, almost everyone expected Goods and Service Tax to go up… and it did by 2 percentage points to 9 percent! But...