All posts tagged "cost of living"
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14.1KHeadlinesMore Companies to Freeze Workers’ Salaries even as Price of Essential Services Increase
More Singaporeans will be in for a tough time over the coming year. 42 percent of employers in Singapore do not plan...
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21.8KHeadlinesGovernment Scheme to Attract Ultra-Rich Pushing Prices of Houses Beyond Reach of Singaporeans
Ultra-rich new citizens are causing prices of Good Class Bungalows to escalate beyond the reach of “true-blue Singaporeans” who aspire to own...
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16.1KHeadlinesMaking History: PM Lee On Course to Make History as the “Highest Raiser” of GST
The first Prime Minister of Singapore to raise GST two times during his tenure? Nope, it’s not Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,...
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16.1KCow Beh Cow BuTime to Introduce a National Service Tax for Foreigners Residing in Singapore?
RONALD LEE: GST and other taxes levied by the government are hurting Singaporeans and their families. Already, we are suffering due to...
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Median Household Income for Poor Families Falls 69% while Rent Payment Doubles
The median household income for families seeking help from local charity Beyond Social Services has fallen from S$1600 to S$500 per month....
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18.9KCow Beh Cow BuBudget 2020: Billions Spent on One-Off Goodies to Sweeten the Ground for Elections?
ELSON: With elections around the corner, it looks like Budget 2020 is aimed at sweetening the ground. Remember the S$1.1 billion Bicentennial...
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24.2KHeadlinesElectricity Prices Up Despite Main Electricity Source, Natural Gas, Falling in Price
Singapore’s main source of electricity is natural gas, according to the Energy Market Authority. Gas prices have fallen to their lowest in...
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19.7KHeadlinesNUH and CGH Accused of Grossly Overcharging Patients
National University Hospital and Changi General Hospital have been accused of grossly overcharging patients. In the first incident, Ian Lee said that...
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21.1KCow Beh Cow BuPolice Remain Mum on Splashing the Cash for S$171 Tap
ELSON: A petty theft led to the public discovery that a toilet tap in a police station costs S$171 – close to...
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23.0K1HeadlinesHigher Taxes Likely to Come to Fund Government’s Climate Change Initiatives
In a climate change survey conducted by Mediacorp, a majority of Singaporeans and PRs (53 percent) called for the use of current...
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12.0KHeadlinesLim Tean Champions Higher Wages for Singaporeans for the Good of the Economy
Peoples’ Voice Party chief Lim Tean has called for higher wages for Singaporeans to rejuvenate the economy. Currently, Singapore’s GDP growth is...
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6.8K1HeadlinesWoman Asked to Pay S$19,000 Deposit to Move from SGH to Sengkang Community Hospital
2 out of 3 people in Singapore have MediShield Life integrated plans that cover them for private ward stays in community hospitals....
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8.4KHeadlinesAngry 70-Year-Old Retiree Questions Why Over S$60,000 of His CPF Money is Being Withheld
MICHAEL TOH: CPF is our life time savings for retirement. It is our money saved with CPF. I was asked to retire...
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101.8K1HeadlinesBudget 2019: Singapore’s GST “Not High” Even with Planned Increase, Says Heng
Singapore’s Goods and Service Tax is “not high”, according to Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, when compared with member countries in the...