SINGAPORE: The Budget Debate kicked off in Parliament on Monday with MPs taking a long and hard look at what has been troubling many Singaporeans – growing cost increases.MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, Inderjit Singh, pointed out that the “grow-at-all-costs” policy of the government might have overheated the economy and worsened the income divide.
From electronic road pricing (ERP) and public transport fares to the Skilled Foreign Worker levy to healthcare charges, MPs cited a litany of recent cost increases. …
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