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S’pore’s soaring food prices (video)

Al Jazeera reports on how some S’poreans are coping with inflation.

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Al Jazeera reports on the soaring food prices in Singapore and how Singaporeans are coping.

In the report, one lady, who lived in a one-room HDB flat, said she was given $30 when she asked her Member of Parliament for help. “The extra cash can be used to pay for the children’s expenses. Obviously, it’s not enough,” she said.

“In the last couple of years, we’ve seen a concerted increase in these prices,” said Dr Chee Soon Juan, secretary general of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party. “So, we’re very concerned for this and as a government, they have a duty to ensure that the poorest segment of society are able to cope with these matters but they’re not doing [it],” he said.

Have a look at the video below:

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