Category Archives: Budget 2016

Budget 2016 – thanks to the NIRC from our National Reserves

Posted on April 22, 2016 by tankoktim

I am grateful to ST Forum for publishing my letter in its Online version on 22nd April, 2016 but heavily edited. ====== The original text of my letter: I refer to “10 ways the Budget will change Singapore” in ST, … Continue reading →

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ComCare. Welfarism – how extreme can it be? S$3 billion action plan for successful ageing;

Posted on April 18, 2016 by tankoktim

============ . Welfare policies come with trade-offs, including need to raise taxes: Lawrence Wong DPM Lawrence Wong (centre) during a dialogue hosted by NTUC president Mary Liew and secretary-general Ng Chee Meng. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE Rei Kurohi PUBLISHED 1 HOUR … Continue reading →

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Silver Support Scheme – is the distribution equitable? How? Means testing? Is it equitable and not a blunt tool for administrative convenience or due to a lack of a better instrument?

Posted on April 6, 2016 by tankoktim

. ======== . Another factor for means testing:   How much does the person receive each month from the CPF Board for old-age retirement? . ====== . Forum: More accurate means testing for govt subsidies needed   PUBLISHED4 HOURS AGO … Continue reading →

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S$778 per month for the destitute : based on the 2016 Budget; Revised in 2019; What is the amount now, the revised latest figures based on the current Budget? Will the WP MPs ask the minister in Parliament for the latest figures? Or, will the MSM journalists ask for it? Where to seek help under the Destitute Act Chapter 78? Who can offer the help and how? Seoul homeless: photo below;

Posted on April 3, 2016 by tankoktim

.. ========= .   . Who is eligible for govt’s public assistance under the Destitute Act Chap 78 [please see copy of the Act below]? What are the terms and conditions of eligibility under the Act? The link to public … Continue reading →

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2016 Budget – what are our expectations?

Posted on January 22, 2016 by tankoktim

What will MOF have for us in the 2016 Budget? 1] Give all unwed mothers the benefits like anyone as we need 10,000 more babies each year;  have more babies by revoking the abortion law.   No more abortion. 2] Allow … Continue reading →

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What will be in PM Lee’s 2015 National Rally Speech before the GE?

Posted on August 8, 2015 by tankoktim

What will be in PM’s Lee National Day Rally Speech on 23rd August 2015?   What will the PM say to the nation at the National Rally Speech before the General Election, which is expected to be held in early Sept … Continue reading →

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