Budget 2024 is the first Budget that is dedicated towards the goals of Forward Singapore, where Singaporeans collectively shape the way forward, said MP Derrick Goh. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 27), he said although the world is more complex and uncertain, he is confident that Singapore can forge ahead with
In Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 27), MP Patrick Tay welcomed a new temporary financial support scheme for involuntarily displaced workers as they undergo training or look for better-fitting jobs. With details of the scheme yet to be announced, he urged the Government to extend coverage to as many workers as possible, inc
Against a backdrop of rising retrenchments, Singapore’s economy is doing all right and there are opportunities for workers to take up - that is the upshot of a report on advanced labour estimates released by the Ministry of Manpower at the end of January, said MP Vikram Nair. However, with ongoing and future disrupti
While some might say it is inevitable that Singapore’s economy is entering a slow-growth era due to its stage of development, the constraints it faces as well as global uncertainties, how might it still achieve the top end of its GDP target and grow at three per cent a year over the next decade? What constraints shou
The Government should announce the next step in the increase in the retirement and re-employment ages soon to give reasonable notice to businesses and workers so that both sides can get ready in good time, said Senior Minister of State Heng Chee How. Mr Heng, who is also Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades