Category Archives: National Day Rally – new policies and strategies

URA seeking public feedback; The Govt listens to feedback yet again; Mean testing the way? The Govt has revised the eligibility criteria for the Covid-19 Support Grant scheme; What next? Does the Govt listen to public feedback in times of crisis, like now in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by tankoktim

============ . All about money on this rock of 713 sq km.Solutions?How to double the population?Construction for shops even offices has to go below ground and below water to create the space above ground for other uses.It must include building … Continue reading →

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COL – CDC vouchers and rising cost of living – Govt special Assurance Package S$800 payment to each adult in Dec 2023 with fewer criterion; The Govt has listened; S$500 in Dec 2022, and S$200 Assurance Package; CDC voucher of S$300 per family on 3Jan2023; how to keep hawkers’ costs down? Inflation – Singapore paid S$8 billion more for LNG import in 2022; Rising COL – we have PWM, WIS, MW and LQS; Reduce COL or reduce income gap with MW? MW will drive COL up, not down; WIS and PWM are far superior than MW; Factors that caused COL to rise – cost of state land accounting; public housing; COE; cost of utilities; basic food and daily necessities; transport, medical costs, etc;

Posted on August 14, 2018 by tankoktim

============== . Assurance Package: 2 million Singaporeans to receive Seniors’ Bonus and MediSave cash payouts in February 2024 The payments are part of the suite of Assurance Package measures previously announced in Singapore’s Budget 2022. Timothy Kang ·Finance Producer Updated … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Education; What is Complete Whole Person Education?, Energy, Clean and Green Electricity, Food & Drinks; hawker centres; foodcourts;, Government, GST, GST Rebates, Hawker Food -Top Favourites, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, Labour, Medical & Health, Minimum Wage; PWM and WIS in Singapore's wage policies, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, PG and CHAS, Politics, Productivity, Silver Support Scheme, Singapore in 1960s, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, The Govt listened and implemented my ideas and feedback, Workfare income supplement; Progressive Wage Model | Tagged 2018 National Day Message, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, education, healthcare, housing, income gap | 8 Comments

Founders’ Memorial – Have park-like setting – winning design decided in 2020; ground breaking construction works will begin in 2022;

Posted on August 19, 2017 by tankoktim

================= . Construction works of the Founders’ Memorial will begin in 2022. Hope the FM will have annexe buildings for keeping records of the past and for public display. Will it have a public library of books and literature relating … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy [His life 1923-2015], Nation Building, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, Politics | Leave a comment

‘Millionaire’ Singaporeans; how to be the No. 1 Hub: to attract 10,000 world richest billionaires to red dot? Pandora Papers – tax evasion; Investing or speculating on the stock exchange; The rich and poor Singaporeans – who can afford what? Who can plan their retirement to live comfortably with no financial anxiety? How many Singaporeans have S$30,000 net cash in their bank accounts? Financial advisers – are they themselves multi billionaires/millionaires?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by tankoktim

======= . Be the next Hub: How to attract and encourage some 10,000 world richest multi-billionaires [not millionaires] to bring their wealth and take up residence in Singapore? Can we aim for the next Hub: A Billionaire Hub? What can … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Finance, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, CPF, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Food & Drinks; hawker centres; foodcourts;, Government, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Nation Building, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, National Reserves, Politics, Population, Properties, Security, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, Taxation | Tagged gentrification, Traditional food | Leave a comment

National Day Rallies – what are our expectations?

Posted on August 20, 2016 by tankoktim

PM Lee Hsien Loong’s National Rally Speech tomorrow night at the ITE College Central at 8pm, 21st August 2016. Will the Govt listen again to the many feedback from the public? What are our expectations? I have 20 in my article … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Govt's Budget, Nation Building, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, Politics, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, The Govt listened and implemented my ideas and feedback | Tagged national day rally | Leave a comment

Retirement adequacy – a long-term concern? How to top-up CPF for Gig workers/the 20% lower-income groups? Will the Govt have the political will to have policies that stand in good stead for us to be an inclusive society? How to have socialist policies for the sake of Singaporeans’ well-being; All about money; More should be done when we are hit by an economic storm;

Posted on March 16, 2015 by tankoktim

========== . Retirement adequacy for the poor [the 250,000 or the 25% at the base of our society] must be one of the top social issues to be discussed and addressed. How it should be addressed and why? What are … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget 2015 - new policies?, Cost of Living & Retirement Adequacy, CPF, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, GE2020 on 10th July 2020; and one year later;, Government, Govt's Budget, GST, HDB Public Housing; affordability; EIP policy; and resale prices;, Inflation and Rising cost of living, Medical & Health, MediShield Life mandatory medical insurance, Minimum Wage; PWM and WIS in Singapore's wage policies, MRT, National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, National Reserves, PG and CHAS, Politics, Silver Support Scheme, Social issues, Socialistic Policies, The Govt listened and implemented my ideas and feedback, Transport, Workfare income supplement; Progressive Wage Model | Tagged 2015 Budget, GE2015, Government policies, inclusive society | 2 Comments

Why PM’s salary and ministers’ salaries so high, total some S$50m? How to depoliticise it? Salaries are up for 5-yearly review; From May 2011 and 2017, PM is paid S$2.2m annually; President: S$1.54m; Should PLCs pay S$50m by payroll tax or donations to pay ministers’ salaries? Can all the PLCs afford to pay S$50 million per year in total? WP said that they want only S$25m; Don’t use general taxation or the GST to pay them; Paying it by PLCs [not by Singaporeans] will attract less political pressure and dissatisfaction, and lessen politics of envy on the high pay issue;

Posted on March 28, 2014 by tankoktim

========== . How to depoliticise the S$50m? Solutions? WP has declared in Parliament that they can do the job for half the amount, S$25m. Will 25 be better than 50 in reducing the political pressure by half? Will reducing it … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget 2014, Business & Finance, Corruption, Economy; Perfect Economic Storm? When?, Government, Govt's Budget, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy [His life 1923-2015], National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, Politics, Socialistic Policies, Taxation | Tagged 2014 Budget, Govt's Budget, ministers' salaries, payroll tax, taxation | Leave a comment

Taiwan – The one-China principle; Internal politics and the internal matters of any country – not for outsiders; Do not get involved; PM Lee Hsien Loong visited Taiwan a few days before taking over as PM; Singapore/China relationship, Singaporeans’ reaction to China’s growing influence;

Posted on September 5, 2011 by tankoktim

— ======== . China rebukes Singapore for congratulating new Taiwan leader Tue, 16 January 2024, 3:41 PM SGT in sg.yahoo.com Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s vice president and presidential candidate for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, at an election night rally outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Bilateral Relationship with Asean nations, Government, International Politics, Super Power Politics; Trade and Tariffs Friction;, Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy [His life 1923-2015], National Day Rally - new policies and strategies, Politics, Total Defence, World Peace | Tagged Lee Hsien Loong, PM Lee | Leave a comment

Category Archives: National Day Rally – new policies and strategies

Founders’ Memorial – Have park-like setting – winning design decided in 2020; ground breaking construction works will begin in 2022;

Taiwan – The one-China principle; Internal politics and the internal matters of any country – not for outsiders; Do not get involved; PM Lee Hsien Loong visited Taiwan a few days before taking over as PM; Singapore/China relationship, Singaporeans’ reaction to China’s growing influence;

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