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Straits Times, Jan 1, 2014 Labour costs increase 20%? I refer to the article “Labour costs could soar by up to 20% in some sectors” (Straits Times, Jan 1). It states that “The double whammy of higher foreign worker levies and a manpower crunch could send labour costs in some sectors soaring by as much as 20 per cent this... 

Annex A - Schedule of Foreign Worker Levy Changes Until July 2013 (This is a follow-up to this on how Santa 2.0, the govt and Scrooge are related.) TOC’s Terry Xu commented on Facebook a few days ago: The total foreign worker levies collected were S$2.5 billion for the Financial Year 2011 and S$1.9 billion for the Financial... 

Lower ERP for taxis? I refer to the article “LTA mulls lowering ERP rates for cabs” (Straits Times, Dec 28). It states that “After years of lobbying from taxi drivers, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is seriously considering cutting ERP rates for cabs. The LTA said yesterday it was “looking into the feasibility”...