After Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat tabled the country’s 2019 Budget on Monday (18 February), a post-Budget television forum followed on Tuesday (19 February) where the general public got the opportunity to question the minister on the Budget. In the hour-long forum, Mr Heng took questions from regular citizens on a variety of topics like … Read more
Following his 2019 Budget Presentation in Parliament on Monday (18 Feb), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat participated in a forum on national TV to discuss the contents of the budget and address concerns from members of the public. Merdeka Generation Package and the focus on elderly Singaporeans To start off with, Mr Heng was asked … Read more
After Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered the Budget 2019 in Parliament on Monday (18 February) at 3.30pm, netizens reacted negatively and stated that the budget didn’t address key issues. When Mr Heng began tabling the 2019 Budget, Channel NewsAsia broadcasted the announcement live on their Facebook page. The Facebook Live video garnered over 600 … Read more
According to an ST report today (‘Budget addresses cost of living concerns, says Heng Swee Keat‘, 20 Feb), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat implied in a media dialogue yesterday (19 Feb) that the government budget does address Singaporeans’ concerns of the rising cost of living in Singapore. He said that it is important for the … Read more
On 18 February (Monday), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the 2019 Budget in Parliament at 3.30pm. In his announcement, there are a few new initiatives that were introduced such as the Merdeka Generation Package to help older Singaporeans with their healthcare costs, a Home Team Science and Tech Agency, as well as a new … Read more
The country’s leading women’s rights and gender equality advocacy group, AWARE, said in a statement that they were ‘surprised and disappointed’ that the government did not embrace the opportunity to formulate and present a more expansive and bold strategy to address the urgent problems of ageing and caregiving. While Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat did … Read more
In a bid to manage the ever-growing threats of cybersecurity breaches and terrorism in the Southeast Asian region, as well as to mitigate the negative effects of a globalised economy and workforce, the Singapore Government will increase its expenditure in key areas such as defence and security, technology and enterprise, and social spending to uplift … Read more
Singapore is home to an ageing population and even now, 1 in 4 people are over 55 years old. As such, a big chunk of the budget is being earmarked to help support Singaporeans entering their silver years. This year, an extra S$3.1 billion was earmarked for premium subsidies and other forms of support for … Read more