All posts tagged "cost of living"
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3.3KCow Beh Cow BuCost of Living a Problem because of “Aspirations”? What has Chan Chun Sing been Smoking?
RONALD LEE: In parliament yesterday, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said that “people’s aspirations” and their inability to fulfill...
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CareShield Life: Mixed Information, Dodgy Benefits, and the Perceived Foolishness of Singaporeans
ELSON: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong made 2 points in parliament yesterday – one, that you shouldn’t be surprised by the “1...
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Government to Earn Up to S$10Mil a Year from Teachers’ Parking but Only S$32,000 from MPs
The government will collect between S$8 million to S$10 million a year from parking fees imposed on teachers for parking in school...
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Latest ABSD Hike Will Hit Singaporeans and PRs Harder than Foreigners
ELSON: Additional Buyers’ Stamp Duty has always been an imperfect short-term solution. Look at the graph above and see how in a...
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Government: CareShield Life Not Introduced to Make Money Off Singaporeans
The Singapore government has hit back at claims that compulsory disability insurance, CareShield Life, is aimed at profiting off Singaporeans to pad...
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Train Fares Set to Increase after SMRT Blames S$86 Million Revenue Losses on Low Fares and High Costs
Train fares are set increase in the wake of SMRT’s S$86 million after-tax loss for the financial year ending 2018. The transport...
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Public Outrage over MPs’ 72% Discount on HDB Season Parking
Public anger is mounting over the 72 percent discount that parliamentarians are receiving for season parking at HDB carparks. This discount is...
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Mahathir to Renegotiate “Ridiculous” Price that Singapore is Paying for Water
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad dubbed the price that Singapore is paying Malaysia for water as “ridiculous” and said Malaysia will...
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Following PAP Town Council Price Hikes, Tampines Stallholder Begs: “Stop Bullying Me”
Following the latest round of price hikes affecting constituents and businesses in all PAP-run town councils, a Tampines stallholder has put up...
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CareShield Life: Government has Failed to Justify Billions in Premiums Collected to Date
ELSON: 11 years, S$3.3 billion collected, and S$133 million paid out – that’s ElderShield for you. Launched in 2007, you’ve to wonder...
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Commuters Should Not Be Punished with Higher Fares if Rail Reliability and Service Goes Down
ELSON: Two components of the formula for calculating public transport fares have been removed – rail reliability and service. Such fare calculation...
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Lee Kuan Yew Promised in 2013: The Value of HDB Flats Will Never Drop
This was the introduction to a state media news report back in 2013, when the late Lee Kuan Yew ensured at the...
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Property Experts Expect Private Homes to Shrink in Size but Double in Price Come 2030
Property experts expect prices of private homes to double by 2030. This comes as Singapore’s population is projected to hit 6.3 million...
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Questions Raised about Singapore’s GST Hike as Malaysia Slashes GST to Zero Percent
Malaysia has slashed Goods and Service tax from 6 percent to zero percent. The change will be implemented from 1 June this...
