$100 voucher for low-income for a whole year is a joke
Income ceiling for labour movement’s help schemes increased According to the Straits Times news report “More low-wage union workers to benefit from revised criteria to two voucher schemes” (Jun 1) – “the income ceiling for the two voucher schemes under its U-Care Fund – U Stretch and Back to School – has been increased. For...
Tharman, petrol hike didn’t encourage less car usage
DPM Tharman Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the hike in petrol duties was to "encourage less car usage and reduce carbon emissions" ("Petrol duty up but there's a one-year road tax rebate"; Feb 24). I wonder if the Finance Ministry has done a study to see if there has indeed been a...
FT students can fill retailers’ part-time staff needs
I empathise with Ms Mary Chan Pheck Li on the difficulties retailers face as they must now depend more on local part-time staff ("Understand difficulties retail staff face"; last Friday). One solution is to ease restrictions on foreign students working part time. Currently, foreign students are not allowed to work part time...
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