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The relentless rising cost of living in Singapore
Oct. 28 | In 2009, Mercer ranked Singapore as the 10th costliest countries in the world (see here). The following is a collated list of price increases which TOC could find – from various news reports, blogs, websites, forums, etc – since Jan 2006 to the present. If...
Electricity charges to go up in April
Mar. 31 | “Electricity will cost more for the upcoming quarter, starting April. It will be the fourth consecutive quarter of increase. SP Services said that is because of a continued increase in fuel oil prices.” Channelnewsasia
Malaysia to introduce 4% GST
Dec. 27 | The GST should not be introduced in haste in a Third World country like ours. DR A. SOORIAN, on Malaysia’s introduction of the GST
Tilting the playing field in favour of lower income group?
Dec. 21 | Leong Sze Hian Six months after the last general elections in 2006, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong dropped a bombshell on Singaporeans. In November of that year, PM Lee announced in Parliament that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be increased from...
Reducing the cost of living – the Lean way
Nov. 27 | Jeisilan Sivalingam How can we become more efficient and effective while at the same time reduce costs? In these incredibly tough budget times, you would think government agencies would be trying to emulate private enterprises and be working extra hard...
Passports now cost more – more than 100% increase
Apr. 8 | Before, passports cost $60 for 10 years, now it’s $70 for 5 years. It’s more than 100 per cent increase. Ng Beng Choo, Straits Times forum. As with most other public services, the passport fee is determined based on a cost-recovery model....
Singapore inflation rate highest in 28 years
Mar. 23 | From AFP: SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore’s inflation rate climbed to its highest level in 28 years in 2008, with the poor being the hardest hit, the statistics department said Monday. The 6.5 percent rise in the consumer price index last year was...
Are childcare centres exploiting govt schemes?
Mar. 22 | Andrew Loh Fees for childcare services have been in the news lately. And it is no wonder why. Operators have either increased their charges or are thinking of doing so. These centres include not only privately-run ones but also those run by the PAP Community...
More and more expensive
Mar. 10 | SINGAPORE has become a more expensive city to live in, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit …. It moved up five notches – from 15th spot six months ago – to become the 10th costliest city to live in the world. Straits...
Singapore Government screw-ups
Nov. 12 | From the blog, Josee 100: Let me list down the stuff that the PAP & Singapore Government has done since the last election to piss off the general population: Invest billions of dollars into Merrill Lynch, Citibank and UBS at the wrong time and...
SM Goh urges Singaporeans to “keep the economy going”
Nov. 7 | Breaking News: DBS cuts 900 jobs “to trim costs amid the global credit crisis”. (Channel NewsAsia) “If all of us go into a power save mode, then the economy will really go into a recession! This is what economists called the Paradox of Thrift....
Inflation projections – a moving target
Nov. 3 | Leong Sze Hian / Andrew Loh With the world economy in flux, trying to project or predict inflation rates is a very difficult thing to do – as our ministers have found out. The Singapore Government has had to revise its inflation projections several...
Calls are a-ringing?
Oct. 27 | Leong Sze Hian / Columnist Charity calls ringing? I refer to the President’s Star Charity Show on 12 October. When the show was nearing its end, just minutes before 10 p.m., the amount of donations from calls from the public shown on the screen was...
How to make better use of Government “goodies”
Oct. 15 | John Ang / Guest Writer In recent, (as well as rather distant) memory, we have seen a relentless increase in prices of almost everything you would pay money for. Among them are rising food prices, rise in ERP, in medical care/insurance, and more recently,...
