When Mature People Meet….. Collaboration Becomes Possible The walkabout at Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre on Sunday saw SingFirst achieving several “firsts”. This is what we mean: 1. First walkabout when we met a minister making his round at the same…
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By raising income tax rates for the top 5 per cent and setting up the Silver Support Scheme to give payouts to the lower-income elderly, Budget 2015 has shifted the Government to a “less extreme elitist position”, said the Singapore…
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While the Government has raised income tax rates for top earners in Singapore for a more progressive tax system, taxes paid by a broader swathe of Singaporeans, such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), will probably go up in…
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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that Singapore’s 2015 budget continues to show the strength of the government’s institutional and governance effectiveness. This factor is a key support for their sovereign credit rating on Singapore (unsolicited ratings AAA/Stable/A-1+; axAAA/axA-1+)….
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The consumer watchdog here has accused some petrol companies of profiteering, after petrol prices across the island were raised yesterday by up to S$0.25 for a litre of 98-octane grade petrol and as much as S$0.18 for 95-octane grade petrol…
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