Amidst a troubled international environment and a subdued global economy, the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Friday (Feb 16) that Budget 2024 is about helping Singaporeans with their cost-of-living concerns. In his two-hour speech, Wong started off saying that the past year has not been easy, and Singapore's economy grew by a modest 1.1 per.
Singapore News - SINGAPORE - Food is expected to become more expensive in Singapore in the coming months as the prices of energy and global food commodities increase amid a global shortage of supply and labour, said Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong. In a written reply to a. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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400,000 needy families to get vouchers worth $50
They can be used for food or essential goods and services at 8,100 shops and hawker stalls
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and South West District Mayor Low Yen Ling holding a placard at the launch of the second tranche of vouchers under the Community Development Council Vouchers Scheme at Bedok Community Centre yesterday. With them are (from left) North West District Mayor Alex Yam, People s Association chief executive director Lim Hock Yu, Central Singapore District Mayor Denise Phua, North East District Mayor Desmond Choo, South East District Mayor Fahmi Aliman and Federation of Merchants Associations, Singapore president Yeo Hiang Meng.PHOTO: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL