$190b cash (Budget) surplus from 2005 – 2014?
I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Monthly Digest of Statistics. $189.8b cash (Budget) surplus from 2005 – 2014? Under “Public Finance – Government Revenue…
Economy
What standardised public transport fares may mean?
PTC reduced fares overall by 4.2% I refer to the articles “Bus and train fares reduced by overall 4.2 per cent; fare structure to be…
ElderShield: $90m claims, $3b premiums & accumulated interest?
Wanted: Public feedback on how to improve ElderShield I refer to the article “Wanted: Public feedback on how to improve ElderShield” (Straits Times, Dec 20)….
MOT revenue is $9.1b, still have taxis COE?
LTA scrapping minimum daily mileage for taxis I refer to the article “LTA scrapping minimum daily mileage for taxis” (Straits Times, Dec 18). Levelling the…
ComCare spending is less than 0.1% of GDP?
The plight of the low-income? I refer to the article “Why low-income parents may make ‘poor choices’” (Straits Times, Mar 10, 2016). We need to…
HDB car park rates increase 60%?
22 HDB car parks increase peak hour rates I refer to the article “Higher rates for peak hours at 22 popular HDB carparks” (Straits Times,…
Job statistics reaching breaking point?
Retrenchment hits 7-year high I refer to the article “Number of retrenched workers hit 7 year high” (The Singapore Daily, Dec 13). It states that…
What has our PISA got to do with cleaners’ pay?
Giving cleaners a reason to celebrate – for 6 years I refer to the article “Giving cleaners a reason to celebrate – for six years”…
Cleaners’ real pay down 30% last 15 years?
Over 40,000 cleaners’ basic pay will go up by $200 over next 3 years I refer to the article “Over 40,000 cleaners will see basic…
Fares comparison: 4 Chinese cities, no Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok?
Train fares among the lowest in Asia I refer to the article “Train fares in Singapore among the lowest in Asia: Public Transport Council” (Straits…