Say No to the Concrete Jungle
In the recent Budget debate, the Government pledged to commit a tenth of Singapore’s land to nature reserves and parks. According to the Senior Minister of State for National Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, the pledge is “significant for a highly urbanised city-state”. He made it sound as if this is a great concession to...
NCMP Yee: Reduce class size for Pri schools
[Committee of Supply Cuts by NCMP Yee Jenn Jong on Ministry of Education in Parliament on 13 Mar 2013] Class size in schools NCMP Yee Jenn Jong Most schools in Singapore have a class size of around 40, while Primary 1 and 2 classes have 30 students. This is large compared to the OECD’s average of 21 per class. [1] There are...
Dealing with High Cost of Living: Wage Measures or Cost Measures
The cost of living in Singapore is high. However, one question is whether we should lead off with wage measures, cost measures, or both at the same time. I’d like to weigh in with a less that rigorously considered opinion. Wage measures include things like a minimum wage, wage credits, and what we call WorkFare. A minimum...
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