Speaking in Parliament on February 26, addressing the Singapore Budget 2025 presented by Prime Minister and Finance Lawrence Wong last week, Pritam Singh criticised the Singapore Government’s decision to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2023 and 2024, stating that these moves had fanned the “flames of inflation”. The country’s “exceedingly healthy fiscal position” made the GST hikes unnecessary, he said.
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Singapore voter rolls open for public inspection; nominated PIO MP Raj Joshua Thomas resigns, causing general election buzz
In a media release, the Elections Department of the Singapore Government said: “The Registers of Electors have been revised and will be open for public inspection from 15 February 2025 to 28 February 2025. The revised registers contain the names of all qualified electors as of 1 February 2025.”
Singapore MRT to get 3 new stations connecting Downtown Line to North-South Line by 2035
“Together with other rail network expansions over the next decade, DTL2e will bring us one step closer to our Land Transport Master Plan 2040 target of having 8 in 10 households within a 10-minute walk to a train station by the 2030s,” said the Singapore Government agency LTA.
CDC vouchers worth SGD 300 brighten up the New Year for Singapore households, ahead of Budget 2025
The CDC website has provided a “Step-by-Step Video and Guide for Residents” for help with claiming and using the CDC vouchers. These vouchers can be claimed digitally using Singpass. Flexibility has been ensured by allowing anyone with the CDC voucher link to redeem a voucher; this enables family members to share the vouchers.
Singapore SG60: Mission for 4G leadership is to retain “economic relevance” against “bright, hard-working, hungry” Indians and Chinese
In their recent statements, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and veteran Indian-origin Cabinet minister K Shanmugam have spoken of the achievements of Singapore and the challenges facing the country, as it enters a new phase.
Singapore First Aid Training Centre signs MoU with Eduquest for enhanced workplace safety in F&B sector
SkillsFuture Singapore Adviser Peen Wei Ling, who was instrumental in developing the idea of this collaboration, said that food safety education was necessary because F&B workers frequently suffered from cuts, lacerations, and puncture wounds as part of their daily tasks; additionally, many of them had to continue handling hot food despite their injuries.
Singaporeans must stand united to be heard on the world stage as global order shifts, says PM Wong at PAP70 conference
Set to become the next PAP Secretary General, completing the Singapore leadership transition, PM Wong told the audience, “With your support, and support from our newly elected CEC, I will lead the PAP into the next general election.”
Singapore starts new affordable childminding services for infants; 3-year pilot from Dec 1
An ECDA media release said that this pilot programme “aims to grow childminding services to be an affordable, safe and reliable infant caregiving option for parents” in Singapore.
Cost-of-living cash benefits coming to 2.9 million Singaporeans in December
A media release from the Ministry of Health in Singapore said: “Under the enhanced [Assurance Package], about 2.9 million Singaporeans aged 21 and above in 2025 will receive SGD 200 to SGD 600 in cash in December 2024.”
Singapore babies born in 2025 to get “special gift” as part of #SG60 celebrations, says Indranee Rajah
Indian-origin Singapore minister Indranee Rajah said in her social media post that the “gift” was meant to encourage the family bond and parenthood, because the nation would need “more Singaporean babies to write the next chapter of our Singapore story”.