Budget surplus or deficit?
Budget: Tighten purse strings I refer to the article “Tighter purse strings needed as revenues fall” (Straits Times, Apr 5). $6.3b Special Transfers It states…
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Budget: Helping older workers?
More support for SMEs I refer to the article “Budget 2016: More support for SMEs to address near-term concerns” (Channel NewsAsia, Mar 24). Special Employment…
Spend prudently, help those in need?
Spend prudently, help those in need I refer to the article “Singapore must spend prudently, but continue to help those in need: Heng Swee Keat”…
S’pore least transparent in the world for govt spending?
I refer to the article “S’pore can afford to be more open in sharing data” (Straits Times, Dec 11). It states that “Singapore ranks 63rd…
Review taxes to spend more on welfare?
Review tax system to generate funds for growth, social programmes I refer to the article “PwC calls for tax system review to generate funds for…
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Give back to society, giving our people a better life has worked for the last 60 years?
I refer to the articles “Seize opportunities, but remember to give back to society: Chan Chun Sing” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 22) and “PAP reaffirms commitment…
Hundreds of thousands of responses to REACH over the years, but still …?
“Retirement adequacy received the most feedback” We refer to the article “Retirement adequacy tops feedback received by REACH” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 18). 39,000 responses in…
Budget surplus: $23.1b?
Heart-breaking story After I wrote the post on my facebook on 20 October, about the 81 year old lady who did not realise that her daughter…
Reserves galore in everything?
We refer to the transcript of the NUSS 6oth anniversary lecture on 3 October. To keep promise – need to live within our means? It states that…