http://www.bca.gov.sg/keyconstructioninfo/others/dls_intl_2q07.pdf

if we take the cost as stated, US$970 psm (ie S$1455 psm), a 5-room flat of size 110 square metre would cost S$160k to build.

Sigh…..how long are we gg to be like this?”

As long you can tahan, they will give it to you lah. Supply and demand at work in its finest form. The mechanism is in place to ensure that all like-minded disagreements are not amplified to a level that connotes wide spread disagreement.

The magical hand (words) of MSM will make you feel that is alright to “enjoy” the “masochistic pain” of price increases.

Have you ever wondered the peculiar behaviours of some Singaporean customers – that they can concur so happily and speak so agreeably on price increases especially when it is going to hit their pockets. Hopefully the pockets are still around after withstanding the burn.

Anyway i am abit saddened by the decision the gov make it seem to be out of control. It seems that they want to forced true Singaporean to be out of the country as they have predicted as now there is a series drama on the problem Singaporean face while they are living in foreign country sending this message clear to all Singaporean to think twice before leaving the country. Sigh…..how long are we gg to be like this?

Look at the recent policies that his team make, kept repeating the same mistake, thinking the ordinary people are stupid. Whenever any policy going to be implemented, they will pretend to let some low level officials to leak out some news. Actually everything is set. Then, let people make noise abit. Then giving some sweeteners, rebate. Then annouced the already decised policy.

Like GST increment, GST increment is for permant. They giving u that $200, $300 dollars just to let you accept their decision only. In the long run, they knew that they are going to profit much much more. what are $200 $300 ?

Similarly ERP case. They say cutting ther road tax, misc tax, but they knew that they are going to profit much more from the ERP toll. These short term losses is ok to them.

So, same case as electric tariff. They give u some money cos they knew they will get back sooner or later.

I think we better change a better player next election

ammmm….

GOv increase electricity fees to 22% but actually was 23.54% if u check…

so the purpose is to tell WE to DON USE WATER AND ELECTRICITY anymore right,..same as ERP method..
if GOV WANT WE SINGaporeans like tat.

i think goV should
INCREASE

1)2000% of electricity and water fees.
2)ERP increase to $50,when u enter in..
3) fuel =$3per litr
4) COE to 50K per car.

STILL HAVE MORE …………………………………………………………………

so singaporeans REALLY THANK THEM…
AND THE COMING ELECTION,,,HEHEHE>>>..
“GIVE RID OF SINGAPOREANS SIGHT”…

gov solve many problem just to INCREASE FEES FEES FEES…
AND THEY SAY,we HAVE CLEVER PP TO OPERATE GOV SYSTEM..
so i really see clever pp operate sing…AHHAHA.

sing gov V RICH,BUT CITIZEN V POOR,,,
GOV salary V high can leh,u guy AR,DON CARE LAH>>….<<>>

AND DON ANYHOW VOTES TO ANY PARTY,,,,SHOULD THINK TAT WHICH PARTY IS GOOD FOR THEM….THEN THEY VOTE TO TAT PARTY..

increase INCREASE INCREASE…
HAPPY GOV,UNHAPPY CITIZEN…DON CARE!!hahahs…

WE PAY TO GOV PP SALARY,
SO GOV SHOULD FOCUS ON DEVELOP THIS COUNTRY,,

NOT TAKING OUR MONEY TO INVEST OTHER COUNTRY.and doing business..
they invest other country,we did not have any benefit.!!
IS it NOT FAIR TOWARDS THE SINGAPOREANS AND BUSINESS MAN..

JUST BENEFIT TO ,………U GUY USE YR BRAIN AND THINK BA…

STAND UP.STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STAND UP.STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from:
@young generation@

21 % increase is really no joke man. It’s like being hit by a big truck when you read about such an increase in the papers. What has this to do with selling Tuas Power Station to China and Senoko Power Station to Japanese bidders ?? Will this increase mean more profits to these new foreign owners or what?? Can the govt consider instead to stagger the increase gradually so that we, the ordinary folks, can digest the higer costs to our living – so we can breathe a little??? And should the govt calculate the electricity costs based on the drop in recent oil price instead??? Oil price is going down so how come electricity price is going UP ??

If the 21% increase is pegged to the oil price fluctuations – I need to ask : the oil price today has dropped to USD96 to USD 100 per barrel from the High of USD147 per barrel recently but Singapore is increasing electricity charges instead of dropping the charges???. Everywhere I am reading about the fall in oil price happening now due to the Recession in the USA which means drop in oil consumption which means cheaper oil costs??? Can someone help to explain why this electricity costs increase and so fierce increase of 21% ?? Maybe our govt has very good reasons which we may not know??

please help me to correct a spelling mistake in ‘moniters’ to monitors, if t can be done.

Many thanks from: patriot

I am sure the Leadership monitors and read TOC and if it takes no action to refute the many(too many in fact) allegations here, I take it that it means the allegations stand. When the complaints are true and legitimate and no action is taken by the Leadershipship to rectify them or make amends, it is clear signs of neglect, negligence and failures of duties by the Relevant Authorities.

When the Leadership is mandated(by the people it says) to take care of the country and its’ citizens, showing apathy and fleecing its’ people are the greatest sins that it has(as a duty/propriety) to avoid at all cost.

We maybe powerless to fight the Oligarchy, HOWEVER, WE CERTAINLY AND DEFINITELY HAVE THE DUTIES TO EXPOSE INJUSTICE, INCOMPETENCE AND IMMORALITY.

patriot

Has anyone actually calculated the percentage increase of The Straits Times itself?

Interestingly, there seem to be no complaint about that increase!

the govt haf bn talking abt a govt tt’s open to public’s views. i notice tt some pts brought up by our citizens might be highlighted by the media, but the public is usually “pacified” after a unsatisfactory reply by the authority.

i was an “obedient” citizen, who dun usually speak up even when unjustice is done. but the recent price hikes are unbearable. the electricity tariff hike, an essential utility, is the limit, esp when sg power is making so much profit every year. i’m sure our people feel the pinch as well.

u asked wat can be done?

Firstly, we can create awareness to the public on the price hike (if they not already know), and study the effects on our people. We cant just rave and rant on the issues, but also to find support for our cause.

Then, we can bring it up to the relevant authorities. It’s pointless to get provoked over the incident, instead when we make our voices heard, we propose wat can be done and should be done to help our citizens. (Reduction of tariff is one of the option.) We present what the majority of the sg’rean think.

I hope the authorities will listen to our people and understand our people.

To create awareness and getting feedbacks from the public, one of the possible mean is thru talk at Hong Lim Park. I do hope someone could empower our people at Hong Lim Park, just like what our columnists Mr Leong and others have done for the recent transport fare hike.

I’ve proposed posting links to reports, statements, and your point of views for the incident. All these will definitely help in our fight for our cause.

Herald, 1999: http://www.iht.com/articles/1999/09/22/singas.2.t.php
SP Power, 2002: http://www.singaporepower.com.sg/publish/PR/Files/Approve/PR17_7243.html
energy use, a comprehensive report on indonesia’s gas transmission:
http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/econ/natural_gas2003.html
(seems to suggest rate might be fixed at time of negotiation of contract)
Jarkata Post, 2008: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/04/16/ri-secures-best-deal-gas-contract-singapore.html
EMA news on LNG procurement: http://www.ema.gov.sg/gas/gas_lng.php

HOpe all these help.

Despite the ever falling low pays of local menial workers, their employers gave their(Singaporeans) jobs to foreigners the moment they(employers) are approved to employ foreign workers. Poor(financially/qualification) middle-aged and above Singaporeans face great difficulties finding jobs, many resorted to illegal hawkings of fruits, audio/video disc, duty unpaid cigarettes and runnings of illegal gamblings. Many are literally forced into illegal activities by circumstances beyond their controls.

The Reason Offered for the 21% increase in cost of electricity supply to local consumers peg to oil price fluctuations is indeed ridiculous when the generation of power is 80% natural gas driven as disclosed(in discussions here) at a much lower operating cost.

Singaporeans have always been very compliant but many commoners are driven to despair by costs of livings and there are dangers that most of them may not be able to clear the wall before them, if driven up the wall so to say.

patriot

But before we criticize, let’s be fair to the government – their job is not easy you know. First there is the F1 where they spent $150 million. Then there is the Beijing Olympics where these ping-pong players got to be paid something like $200k each for silver medal win. All these glory and national pride cost money, and it is not cheap you know, so how to raise all these money to pay for all these??

Then let’s digress a little to the increase in Newspaper prices – only 10 cts more per day for Straits Times – except that Saturday’s is 20 cts more because on Saturdays they got to cut down more trees to give you one damn heavy stack of papers that you mostly don’t need. The real problem now is with the Electricity costs up 21 percent from October, how can SPH “tahan” because the printing machines eat lots of electricity. So we must not complain about the immediate 10 cts or 20cts increase per day because SPH will real soon come back to tell us the Electricity costs will have to be passed to the readers again ! Good news reporting is not cheap you know. Also, the reporters need a pay increase because they got to pay higher home electricity bills – and so on and so on until the inflation monster eat all of us alive.