All posts tagged "money"
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1.3KCow 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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2.3KHeadlinesGST on Digital Services to Kick in Next Month, More than 100 Vendors Already Registered
Starting from 1 Jan 2020, consumers will have to pay 7 percent GST on overseas digital services such as Netflix. Other such...
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5.6KHeadlines“Return My CPF” Kopitiam Lao Hero Goes Viral
“If the government continues to withhold my CPF savings, will I get to see it before I pass away?” This kopitiam lao...
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3.1KCow 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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15.4KHeadlinesCPF Withdrawal Rules: Goalposts Shift Again
The government has tightened restrictions on the withdrawal of CPF savings after age 55. Under the new withdrawal rule, which takes effect...
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6.9KHeadlinesLim 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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4.2K1Across the CausewaySingapore Driver Receives RM1788 Bill Shocker after Servicing Car at Malaysia Workshop
This Singaporean man got a rude shock when he sent his car to a workshop in Johor Bahru for servicing, only to...
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2.0KHeadlinesGovernment Raises Casino Levies for Singaporeans after 21 Percent Drop in Collections
Casino entry levies have been raised by 50 percent, following the lowest-ever collections since the casinos at Resorts Wold Sentosa and Marina...
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5.4KHeadlinesAngry 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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2.9K1HeadlinesRetiree Wears Placard Claiming S$238,800 from His CPF Savings “Gone with the Wind” Because of Bank
This lao uncle was seen wearing a placard outside a bank at Raffles Place, apparently angry that his savings meant for retirement...
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5.3KHeadlinesPrice Hikes of Basic Goods and Services Far Outstrip CPF Interest Rates and Wage Growth
The government paints a rosy picture of how Singaporeans aren’t feeling the pinch of rising cost with our annual wage increases and...
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4.6KHeadlinesPAP Proposes Raising CPF Contribution Rate for Seniors
The PAP Seniors Group, led by chairman Tan Chuan-Jin, is proposing the raising of CPF contribution rates for seniors who are above...
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4.4K3HeadlinesLETTERS: Uncle Who Complained About CPF Would Receive Twice of His Retirement Sum
FRANCIS NEO: To the uncle who complained about how the CPF Board is trying to hold his money hostage, I ask that...
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2.3K1HeadlinesCPF Board Accused of Barring Member from Full Withdrawal of Savings Before 93 Years Old
A CPF member has accused the CPF board of barring him from withdrawing the full amount from his Retirement Account before he...