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Singaporean companies make a strong showing in the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards

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Govt to distribute S$1bil worth of GST cash vouchers and Medisave top-ups to 1.7mil Singaporeans between Jul and Nov

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下月起派发消费税补助券和储蓄户头填补予170万国人

财政部(MOF)今天发文告指出,170万名符合资格的国人,将于今年7月5日起,获得总值10亿元的各类消费税补助券(GSTV)和保健储蓄户头填补。 而今年8月,将有约140万名符合资格的国人,将会获得总值4亿1000万元拨款的消费税补助券现金(GSTV-Cash),最高的个人现金补助金额为300元。 当局表示,国民可以透过他们的电子政府密码SingPass,上网查看所获得的消费税补助券现金和保健储蓄户头福利。 类似于去年的通知方式,使用SingPass更新手机号码的民众,将会收到简讯通知,其他人则会书信通知。 至于消费税补助券保健储蓄(GSTV – MediSave)填补方面,今年将有约52万65岁及以上的国人将在8月份,获得总值1亿5200千万元的填补,最高的个人填补金额为450元。 此外,出生于1969年12月31日或之前(在2018年年满50岁或以上),并且未享有建国一代(PG)或立国一代(MG)配套的国人,将从今年开始至到2023年,连续五年获得每年100元的保健储蓄填补。这份总值5700万元的填补,预计将让57万国人受惠。 财政部指出,在今年年满65岁,居住在政府组屋的立国一代将获得450元的保健储蓄户头填补;在今年年满85岁,且居住在政府组屋的建国一代则将会获得1250元的填补。 除了2019年预算公布的消费税补助券配套,在今年年满21岁及以上的国民将从11月开始,获得300元的消费税补助券现金,作为开埠200周年补助。 呼吁未注册者立即行动 符合资格的国民将于7月份,收到有关消费税补助券和保健储蓄户头福利的通知简讯或通知书。…