
50% of Singaporeans had less than $18 net pay increase?
$660m wage credit payout to employers I refer to the article “$660m in payouts for employers by end of March ” (Straits Times, Mar 18). It states that “More than 85,000 employers will receive a total of about $660 million in Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) payouts by the end of this month Under the extended WCS, the Government...

Singaporeans’ gambling losses: $2.7b?
I refer to the article “The biggest losers” (The Economist, Mar 18). S’poreans are the 2nd biggest gambling losers in the world? It states that “This is no anomaly. Australia fritters away more money per person gambling than any other country. According to H2 Gambling Capital, a consultancy, the average adult lost $990...

Childcare: Stingy $50m – $5.2b Budget surplus?
I refer to the article “What the new playing field for pre-school offers” (Sunday Times, Mar 19) It states that “The median monthly fee fell from $900 at end-2015 to $856 in January last year – the first drop in at least a decade – and has stayed at that level since, based on the latest figures. Also, The Sunday Times...
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