Singaporeans Say Budget Fails to Ease Living Costs, Survey Finds

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Majority of citizens, residents think latest aid is not enoughVouchers for groceries, food vendors credited with most impactThe spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government ...

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manta76
02-20
manta76
Pls don complain. Not happy don take ... give to charity or something
Kangaroo2021
02-20
Kangaroo2021
Worst budget measures of all time with total disregard & insensitivity to the nation's needs .... DISAPPOINTING CITIZEN!!!
Bs777
02-20
Bs777
Just surface level measures
SkyHohoho
02-20
SkyHohoho
Dude it is our own job to care about raising living cost. Not the government's.
MilkTeaBro
02-20
MilkTeaBro
Singaporeans were spoiled. No any government did better than Singapore. Government finance is sustainable and continues support local people.
QPW
02-20
QPW
Stop KPKB and get to work.

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The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.Of the measures announced by the government on Friday, the S$600 ($445) worth of vouchers that Singaporean households can use at groceries and hawker centers was by far considered to have the most significant impact by respondents to the Milieu poll.The survey took place from February 17-19 and covered 1,002 respondents.The budget was more conservative than expected, as the Finance Ministry looks to minimize the risks of overheating the economy, said Kai Wei Ang, an economist at Bank of America.The budget address underlined “elevated concerns” about inflation and cost-of-living issues that are closely watched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the analyst said.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":275921571110952,"gmtCreate":1708402378382,"gmtModify":1708402382956,"author":{"id":"3579125915383486","authorId":"3579125915383486","name":"Bs777","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/55192fe99f22baba34436da27200cb77","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"htmlText":"Just surface level measures&nbsp;","listText":"Just surface level measures&nbsp;","text":"Just surface level measures","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/275921571110952","repostId":1155990639,"repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1155990639","pubTimestamp":1708399656,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1155990639?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2024-02-20 11:27","market":"sg","language":"en","title":"Singaporeans Say Budget Fails to Ease Living Costs, Survey Finds","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1155990639","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"Majority of citizens, residents think latest aid is not enoughVouchers for groceries, food vendors credited with most impactThe spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government bu","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Majority of citizens, residents think latest aid is not enough</p></li><li><p>Vouchers for groceries, food vendors credited with most impact</p></li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3046160046f73f2e9d6422b880a5692e\" alt=\"The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.\" title=\"The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.\" tg-width=\"2000\" tg-height=\"1333\"/><span>The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.</span></p><p>Six in 10 Singapore citizens and residents think that the government’s latest budget measures aren’t enough to help them cope with the rising cost of living, according to a new survey.</p><p>Only 35% of respondents polled by Milieu Insight said they were reassured by the social aid unveiled in the budget for the new fiscal year starting April, while 44% reported feeling neutral.</p><p>Singapore’s ruling party is giving handouts to ease angst over rising costs while navigating a path back to <u>fiscal prudence</u>. The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.</p><p>Of the measures announced by the government on Friday, the S$600 ($445) worth of vouchers that Singaporean households can use at groceries and hawker centers was by far considered to have the most significant impact by respondents to the Milieu poll.</p><p>The survey took place from February 17-19 and covered 1,002 respondents.</p><p>The budget was more conservative than expected, as the Finance Ministry looks to minimize the risks of overheating the economy, said Kai Wei Ang, an economist at Bank of America.</p><p>The budget address underlined “elevated concerns” about inflation and cost-of-living issues that are closely watched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the analyst said.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.Of the measures announced by the government on Friday, the S$600 ($445) worth of vouchers that Singaporean households can use at groceries and hawker centers was by far considered to have the most significant impact by respondents to the Milieu poll.The survey took place from February 17-19 and covered 1,002 respondents.The budget was more conservative than expected, as the Finance Ministry looks to minimize the risks of overheating the economy, said Kai Wei Ang, an economist at Bank of America.The budget address underlined “elevated concerns” about inflation and cost-of-living issues that are closely watched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the analyst said.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":275920758972624,"gmtCreate":1708402195226,"gmtModify":1708403610751,"author":{"id":"3579643972800910","authorId":"3579643972800910","name":"SkyHohoho","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/1d6fb99ad323f5a5497dcda35a85909b","vip":1,"hat":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f84d87792f02cf78e80ee34979fd31e5","crmLevel":8,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"Dude it is our own job to care about raising living cost. 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The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.</p><p>Of the measures announced by the government on Friday, the S$600 ($445) worth of vouchers that Singaporean households can use at groceries and hawker centers was by far considered to have the most significant impact by respondents to the Milieu poll.</p><p>The survey took place from February 17-19 and covered 1,002 respondents.</p><p>The budget was more conservative than expected, as the Finance Ministry looks to minimize the risks of overheating the economy, said Kai Wei Ang, an economist at Bank of America.</p><p>The budget address underlined “elevated concerns” about inflation and cost-of-living issues that are closely watched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the analyst said.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.Of the measures announced by the government on Friday, the S$600 ($445) worth of vouchers that Singaporean households can use at groceries and hawker centers was by far considered to have the most significant impact by respondents to the Milieu poll.The survey took place from February 17-19 and covered 1,002 respondents.The budget was more conservative than expected, as the Finance Ministry looks to minimize the risks of overheating the economy, said Kai Wei Ang, an economist at Bank of America.The budget address underlined “elevated concerns” about inflation and cost-of-living issues that are closely watched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the analyst said.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":275918029123864,"gmtCreate":1708401531429,"gmtModify":1708403612094,"author":{"id":"3581820976934736","authorId":"3581820976934736","name":"MilkTeaBro","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4f96ac4963a3566e7f4d22e78cc23ef9","vip":2,"crmLevel":7,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"htmlText":"Singaporeans were spoiled. 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The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.Of the measures announced by the government on Friday, the S$600 ($445) worth of vouchers that Singaporean households can use at groceries and hawker centers was by far considered to have the most significant impact by respondents to the Milieu poll.The survey took place from February 17-19 and covered 1,002 respondents.The budget was more conservative than expected, as the Finance Ministry looks to minimize the risks of overheating the economy, said Kai Wei Ang, an economist at Bank of America.The budget address underlined “elevated concerns” about inflation and cost-of-living issues that are closely watched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the analyst said.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":275917365416016,"gmtCreate":1708401364407,"gmtModify":1708401368623,"author":{"id":"3582984393256740","authorId":"3582984393256740","name":"QPW","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/89276b8420fcd267ad04f6ac274b15c4","vip":1,"crmLevel":8,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"Stop KPKB and get to work.","listText":"Stop KPKB and get to work.","text":"Stop KPKB and get to work.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/275917365416016","repostId":1155990639,"repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1155990639","pubTimestamp":1708399656,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1155990639?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2024-02-20 11:27","market":"sg","language":"en","title":"Singaporeans Say Budget Fails to Ease Living Costs, Survey Finds","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1155990639","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"Majority of citizens, residents think latest aid is not enoughVouchers for groceries, food vendors credited with most impactThe spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government bu","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Majority of citizens, residents think latest aid is not enough</p></li><li><p>Vouchers for groceries, food vendors credited with most impact</p></li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3046160046f73f2e9d6422b880a5692e\" alt=\"The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.\" title=\"The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.\" tg-width=\"2000\" tg-height=\"1333\"/><span>The spending plan announced last week is expected to swing the government budget back to a surplus, after the widest deficit since the pandemic.</span></p><p>Six in 10 Singapore citizens and residents think that the government’s latest budget measures aren’t enough to help them cope with the rising cost of living, according to a new survey.</p><p>Only 35% of respondents polled by Milieu Insight said they were reassured by the social aid unveiled in the budget for the new fiscal year starting April, while 44% reported feeling neutral.</p><p>Singapore’s ruling party is giving handouts to ease angst over rising costs while navigating a path back to <u>fiscal prudence</u>. 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