BUDGET 2014: THE GOVERNMENT STILL DOESN’T SPEND A SINGLE CENT (PART 1)

TR Emeritus http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/02/25/budget-2014-govt-still-doesn%E2%80%99t-spend-a-single-cent-part-1/ The Real Singapore Feb 23, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/budget-2014-government-still-doesn%E2%80%99t-spend-single-cent-part-1 This is a two-part article by Leong Sze Hian and I where we analysed Budget…



Budget surplus $3.9b or $29b?

I refer to the article “Singapore’s creative Budget accounting” (TR Emeritus, Feb 22). IMF fiscal reporting guidelines? It states that ” If the budget complies with the…



Analysis of some questionable points in budget 2014

TR Emeritus Feb 21, 2014 http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/02/22/analysis-of-some-questionable-points-in-budget-2014/ I refer to the Budget statement that has just been delivered in Parliament. CPF contribution rate increase by 1.5%…




LOWER-INCOME GOT MORE IN GOVT TRANSFERS THAN THEIR EARNED INCOME

The Real Singapore Feb 20, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/lower-income-got-more-govt-transfers-their-earned-income thehearttruths.com   Lower-income got more in Govt transfers than their earned income? We refer to the article “Median household…


HOW MUCH DOES COMCARE REALLY HELP THE NEEDY?

The Real Singapore Feb 20, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/how-much-does-comcare-really-help-needy I refer to the article “$ The Budget and me: Aid office near home a boon to widower” (Straits…


788,934 NEW CITIZENS & PRS GRANTED?

The Real Singapore Feb 20, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/788934-new-citizens-prs-granted I refer to the article “Balance between local and foreign workers a “tricky issue”: Tan Chuan-Jin” (Straits Times,…