Budget 2014 healthcare funding: Govt vs private spending
In my earlier blogpost on healthcare funding, I highlighted that our government spending on healthcare is the lowest among the advanced economies in East Asia and Scandinavia, including Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The chart below shows that Singapore government spending on healthcare...
SMRT – A pledge by Transport Minister Yeo Ning Hong
Straits Times, 9 July 1986Someone took the trouble to sieve through the old newspaper and came up with a copy of the ST dated 9 Jul 86 with Yeo Ning Hong announcing the opening of the MRT. He said: One thing is certain… Because the Government will be paying for the construction of the stations and lines, fares on our MRT will...
Alternative daily news (59) Losing $313B of our CPF?
Malaysian pension fund declares record payout I refer to the article “Malaysian pension fund declares record payout” (Straits Times, Feb 17). Malaysia’s EPF paid 6.35% It states that “Malaysia’s pension fund has declared a dividend rate of 6.35 per cent for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2013, making it the biggest...
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