What the Budget means for a lower-income Singaporean? (Part 2)
My name is Jane (not my real name). I am a 33 year old Singaporean worker with a basic pay of $500 a month. With…
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What the Budget means for a lower-income Singaporean?
My name is John (not my real name). I am a 33 year old Singaporean worker earning $750 a month. Disposable income drop? Before the…
Budget 2013: Real wages will increase? Disposable income drop for some?
I refer to the Budget 2013 speech. Employers will share productivity gains? The core strategy to increase the real wages of lower-income Singaporeans may be…
GIC: Distinquish between “transparency” and “accountability”?
I refer to the article “‘Judge GIC on its long-term returns’” (Sunday Times, Feb 24). GIC has attracted criticism? It states that “But GIC has…
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Medifund helped over 0.5m patients?
I refer to the article “Medifund supported more than half a million needy patients in 2012” (Straits Times, Feb 23). It states that “Medifund supported…
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Aim saga part 2 has just begun?
New open tender called? I refer to the articles “PAP town councils call open tender for IT system” (Straits Times, Feb 21) and “No change…
$6,140 benefits per household member?
I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Key Household Income Trends 2012. $6,140 benefits per HDB 1 & 2-room household member? It states that “On average, resident…
Lowest 10%’s real household income dropped -1.5%?
I refer to the report “Median household income up 7.5% in 2012” (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 20). Real household income grew 2.7%? According to the Departmentbof…