SMRT: Pay peanuts, get monkeys?
I refer to the article “SMRT raises starting pay, improves benefits for staff following union talks” (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 24). It states that “From Mar 1, its starting pay for engineers with “good honours degrees” will be increased by up to S$350 a month to S$3,800. Polytechnic graduates will see a starting basic...
Hong Kong’s budget versus Singapore’s
Click to enlarge "Hong Kong won’t find out until budget day on Wednesday just how much spare cash Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-Po has to throw around. There are estimates it could be as much as a record HK$180 billion, on top of the trillions already in reserve." While Singapore having a debatable S $9 billion surplus....
Singapore’S Highest GST Of 100% On HDB And 50% On Cars
In their zeal to propagandise Singapore’s new 9% GST, state media ChannelNewsAsia (CNA) published a fake news claiming Bhutan having a 50% GST. The state media had to post an apology and retract Bhutan off their list, as some commentators who have lived in Bhutan pointed out there is no 50% GST tax in the country: Many...
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