All posts tagged "cost of living"
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1.4KHeadlinesDesmond Lee: BTO Flats Cannot Be Sold Cheaper
BTO flats, whether in mature or non-mature estates, cannot be priced lower according to National Development Minister Desmond Lee. Lee was speaking...
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LTA Hikes ERP Rates: Entry to City to Hit S$5
The Land Transport Authority has announced a S$1 hike in ERP rates starting from 13 Feb. This will bring the cost of...
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Cold Storage Pricing: Four Breasts Good, Two Breasts Bad
Keep a good look out the next time you’re at the supermarket. In the case of Cold Storage, you might want to...
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Customers Fume Over High Food Prices, 80 Cents More to Dabao at Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre
Customers at the newly-opened Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre are peeved at the high prices of food and the cost of takeaway packaging....
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“Temporary” Taxi Fare Hikes to Continue Till 2023 Despite Lower Pump Prices
Hikes in taxi fares and surcharges, which began in April-May 2022 on the back of surging oil prices, are set to increase...
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Singaporeans Don’t Buy HDB’s Explanation about “Affordable” BTO Flats
The HDB has given an explanation about how Build-To-Order flats are priced, including land and building costs, so that these flats are...
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Chan Chung Sing Promise Pay Boost for Civil Servants
According to Minister-in-charge of the public service Chan Chun Sing, who also happens to be Education Minister, almost all civil servants will...
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PAP Does U-Turn on GST Hike: Irresponsible Becomes Responsible
Chee Hong Tat is already so high on something it’s lucky Singapore bans drugs. In an article in the PAP’s political newsletter,...
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Sembawang HDB Flat Flipped for Twice the BTO Price Sparks Worries about “BTO Lottery”
A 5-room HDB resale flat at Sembawang has just been sold for S$745,000 this month That’s an all-time high selling price for...
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What is Being Done to Ease the Exorbitant Rent Situation at Kopitiams?
RONALD LEE: In just the past 4 years, this has happened because of government policies and greedy kopitiam landlords: -increase cost for...
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Prices Rising Across the Board, but Government Still Bent on Raising GST
The first round of GST hikes is coming up in just a few months, ladies and gentlemen! Meanwhile, us Singaporeans are still...
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Desmond Lee Asks Consumers to “Go Elsewhere” if Coffeeshop Prices Too High
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee has told consumers to “go elsewhere” to find makan if they think the prices of food...
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Budget 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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Electricity 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...
