Live Report: Singapore Budget 2015

3rd & 7 37yd

Tharman: The move will bolster our fiscal resources at a time we have to fund critical long-term infrastructure...

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:39:06 AM
I'm fair from impressed at the moment.

by Sandy 2/23/2015 9:38:52 AM
Tharman: Including Temasek in the NIR framework will allow us to spend based on its total expected returns including realised and unrealised capital gains.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:38:27 AM
it's unfair that the GST vouchers are for the lower income & the seniors when EVERYONE is paying GST in SINGAPORE!

by low income singaporean 2/23/2015 9:37:41 AM
Tharman: We must ensure that we are able to finance these growing expenditures.
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Oh no. Here it goes.......... "To finance these growing expenditures, ..... we will ....increase the GST rate to be in line globally ? .... and it will take effect in Year 2015?

by Singaporean 2/23/2015 9:37:35 AM
Tharman: We deferred Temasek inclusion in NIR

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:37:25 AM
Additional $6m grant to be provided to Self Help Groups over the next 2yrs on.fb.me/1Fil33I #SGBudget2015 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-hPkejCUAAwu0e.jpg

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:36:18 AM
Tharman: The first enhancement we are making are the net investment returns (NIR) framework.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:36:14 AM
Pl remove ABSD. It makes no sense.

by James 2/23/2015 9:36:11 AM
Please include unemployed staying in bigger flats as low income households.

by Officer 2/23/2015 9:36:08 AM
Tharman: Raising revenue

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:35:44 AM
Annual grant for school-based FA will be increased for the next 3yrs #SGBudget2015 #MOEsg

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:35:41 AM
Please don't tax those HDB with NO Rental income. i.e we do not rent out, why pay property tax?

by Officer 2/23/2015 9:35:30 AM
Tharman: We must ensure that we are able to finance these growing expenditures.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:35:14 AM
Increase tax...immediate....increase welfare, wait one year!

by Sian 2/23/2015 9:35:12 AM
MOE Financial Assistance (FA) Scheme enhanced, with new transport subsidy #SGBudget2015

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:35:05 AM
When we are just getting retrieve from lower petrol prices, the gov't takes it back from our pocket!!

by verifrank2u 2/23/2015 9:35:03 AM
#SgBudget2015 GST vouchers to seniors & low income households is a wise targeted approach to cushion GST cost without complicating GST scope

by Gan Hwee Leng via twitter retweeted by KPMGSingapore 2/23/2015 9:34:57 AM
Tharman: Total cost is much larger than $3 billion.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:34:54 AM
Tharman: Development of Changi Airport will be major outlay for govt over next decades. New Changi Airport development fund with initial injection of $3 billion.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:34:40 AM
Tharman: About $14 billion has been deployed to public transport system in past 5 years, another $26 billion committed for next 5 years.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:34:02 AM
Cannot assume all 3 roomers are poorer than 5 roomers. Some 3 roomers are driving BMWs and 5 roomers have no money to buy food.
Cannot like dat classify us. Base on Income Tax or Household income,the fairest!

by Officer 2/23/2015 9:33:56 AM
Tharman: Over $9 billion in 2015 to over $13 billion in 2020 (rise in healthcare expenditure).

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:33:38 AM
(2/2) will be significantly enhanced to support SG’s competitiveness over the next decade – Satya R #SGBudget2015

by KPMG Singapore via twitter 2/23/2015 9:33:33 AM
Tharman: Significant expansion in healthcare infra by 2020.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:33:21 AM
Investing in economic & social infrastructure means our airport, seaport and land transport infrastructure... (1/2) @SGBudget2015

by KPMG Singapore via twitter 2/23/2015 9:33:20 AM
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#SGBudget2015: Petrol duty increase to take effect today, "at 5:27pm to be precise", says DPM Tharman: http://t.co/s3kWj3O8SA
Feb. 23, 2015
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Adelta
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1 thing that goes up, but never comes down. One way transmission mechanism “@DeloitteSG: Petrol duty just went up... NOW!... #sgbudget2015”
Feb. 23, 2015
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Darryl Kang
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Petrol duty rates going up. No need to rush to petrol station. The increase is effective NOW. #SGBudget2015
Feb. 23, 2015
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Stephen Forshaw
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should have filled the car up with petrol this morning ... :( #SGBudget2015
Feb. 23, 2015
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Darryl Kang
@dk
Those drivers who just top up petrol for their cars today afternoon must be damn lucky to siam the petrol duty increase #SGBudget2015
Feb. 23, 2015
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joel lee
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Regret not filling up the car this morning. :( #SGBudget2015
Feb. 23, 2015
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by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:33:12 AM
What's there for those singles aged below 40?

by Bored 2/23/2015 9:33:11 AM
each time the Government increases the CPF rate on employees, it is making matters worse for our daily lives.

by Singaporean 2/23/2015 9:32:48 AM
Tharman: Foreign domestic worker concessionary rate reduced from $120 to $60 per month,
extended to households with children aged below 16. Will kick in from 1 May 2015 and benefit 144,500 households and cost about $125 million per year.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:32:46 AM
$150 top-up to Edusave Accounts of students aged 7-16 on.fb.me/1Fil33I #SGBudget2015

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:32:41 AM
5 room how come no S&CC rebate ? You want us to bear more children of course we need bigger house and now u are excluding 5 room frm rebate ???? give here and take back somewhere else...what is this ???

by Mother of 4 2/23/2015 9:32:27 AM
How to survive? Increase COE prices, increase petrol, how are we going to ferry our children and immobile parents around? I think don't bother with the pioneer generation package. My elderly mum says what you are giving her is less that what you are taking away from me. So don't bother.

by miliyiew 2/23/2015 9:32:24 AM
Increase in GST to pay for all these "goodies"???

by Lim Kuan Sai 2/23/2015 9:31:57 AM
Oh increasing petrol price will help the citizens??? What kind of budget is this???

by pissed 2/23/2015 9:31:44 AM
Tharman: will cost government $144 million.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:31:40 AM
petrol duty immediate effect. silver package wait 1 yr. lol

by LOL 2/23/2015 9:31:31 AM
Tharman: 1 year road tax rebate, 20% for cars, 60% for motorcycles and 100% for commerial vehs and taxis.

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:31:22 AM
Top-up to Child Development Accounts: majority to receive $600 #SGBudget2015 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-hOSKdCUAA_PwH.jpg

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:30:40 AM
#SGBudget2015 so far: Blah blah blah CPF blah blah blah CPF blah blah blah Some $500 Skill fund blah blah blah Silver Surfer blah blah CPF.

by mrbrown via twitter 2/23/2015 9:29:38 AM
Tharman: Changes to take effect today to yield bout $177 million per year. Implemented "at 5:27pm to be precise".

by Yahoo Singapore 2/23/2015 9:29:27 AM
Households pay $100 less fees for participating operators and enjoy quality improvements #SGBudget2015

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:29:11 AM
Great, just when petrol price is coming off just slightly and now we have duty for it!

by Sandy 2/23/2015 9:28:42 AM
A new Partner Operator scheme will enhance the capabilities of child care operators #SGBudget2015

by MOFsg via twitter 2/23/2015 9:28:04 AM
Increasing CPF ceiling is totally not helping. It will just make us cash poor and not able to have disposable cash for other forms of retirement planning.

by Truly Unhappy 2/23/2015 9:28:02 AM