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Archive for the ‘Policies’ Category

No more A Class ward for me

Still reminiscing the good old days when life was good, when many things were free. Dental and medical treatments were free for children. And as adults working in the civil service, hospitalization entitlement was free even for the wife, and in A Class ward. Many retired civil servants that opted out from the old medical schemes...

MOM’s labour and employment data

What is MOM’s data on employment saying? Total growth in employment for 2015 is 23,300 compared to 131,300 and 122,100 in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Of these, local employment, or Singaporeans and permanent citizens took up 700 jobs compared to 82,900 and 96,000 for 2013 and 2014. The data told of a shrinking economy with...

Xiaxue’s lipstick tax: Clarity needed on taxing sponsored products

XiaXue (Photo: NewsFlashing) If Xiaxue received a free sample product (say a lipstick) in exchange for writing a review, must she report the lipstick as part of her income? If a food blogger is invited to enjoy a free meal in exchange for writing a review, should he later have to pay the taxman a fraction of the value of the...

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