Breaking news (Parliament): Budget – “different from that of countries which “make major commitments without assurance of funding””
https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02JrqsCvk22M9iDznrHuSv9AfGVhM1EGcvWVCRGERrvAbgLSMueGECDHV89nfUfdzzl
CPF SA closure not aimed at saving %, “locking up money”
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Fresh Uni grads full-time jobs decreased from 87.5 to 84.1%, real pay increase 0.5% p.a. last 17 years
https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid023bFkZcUmA67amgM1rukBEpmdbLrk61cMyXNnBPZ8MLmJ74DM7mmrwG2KHARvhT9cl
CPF: Closure of SA for age over 55 – Implications for retirement planning
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(Budget): Comparing Revised FY2023 to Revised FY2022 – Collected more, spent less, transferred more – Operating revenue up 15.5%, Total expenditure down 0.056%, Top-ups to endowment & trust funds up 289.1%
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Budget: Workers worry about job security – 317,200 jobs growth last 2 years – about 90% to non-S’poreans
https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02E9bARSgavxAcim4DwQn3qunUpeqBGJDEZqeVvcj9UxhDMUnnV2yCSCLxFk4AcQCGl
CRTW, APT, non-PMETs real income increased 0, 0.2, 0.2% p.a. last 22 years
https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02w9XN5ogofAAeXaJ29BoKpRTP29FarjJYYKv3fBieEvRH3EYonPWgwY6ijoynbG4wl
Retrenchments increased 122% in 2023, 44.6% (est.) non-S’poreans in workforce
https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid034wKtkF2SKdYE8QBnW8AveQntjkP4bzEZ5HtaYEytqvTRXJacmu7U6T8pCguiLiQxl
Fresh poly grads’ real starting pay increased 0.5% p.a. last 16 years?
https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02WYTxXuDLW1JymBEaqJrqJ5ARrwzroMSpWe5sBLsxJbFx2aP9GH2P1qNKFjatMp9Al
590g Premature baby’s $170,000 KKH bill fundraiser – Healthcare inflows relative to outflows
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