The new budget did little to alleviate the worries about rising prices among Singaporeans.
The Government has received echoing remarks about rising prices in the past four days, including a forum it held on Tuesday.
Most welcomed the initiatives, which include cash pay-outs, tax rebates and top-ups, to ease the rising cost of living. However, the issue of inflation and rising costs continued to be a topic of concern for many.
Even with the cash pay-outs, many still worry about the rising cost in such services, as medical care and child care might not be enough — a prevalent concern for low-income earners.
During the 90-minute forum chaired by Second Minister for Finance Lim Hwee Hua, most of the 50 attendees asked about the Government’s plan to curb inflation, which saw a two-year high of 4.6 per cent last December.