Why do we need to pay GST?
Two weeks ago, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced in his budget speech that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) increase will not happen next year. Basically, he is indirectly telling us that if we are hoping that they will scrape the plan to increase GST, we can forget about it lah. Sibei angry leh. […]
Budget 2020: Meeting the needs of the Millennial workforce
The Budget goes beyond goodies and GST hikes! If I were to ask you what your key takeaway was from Budget 2020, what would your answer be? For me, it is: A quick recap of the Budget 2020 in case you missed it. The Government is EXTREMELY cognizant of the fact that the Covid-19 […]
Better wages for our cleaners and security guards
Yesterday, during the Budget debate in Parliament, Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Walter Theseira brought up the need for the Government to intervene and raise wages for workers such as cleaners and security guards. If anything, the Covid-19 outbreak has shown us that current market-determined salaries of workers such as cleaners and security workers no […]