[EvertonDiehard]

The Govt uses public funds in ways to benefit certain groups, to influence their voting. This includes directing infrastructure projects, subsidies or other benefits to citizens to swing the voting. Such actions are framed as serving the public good, the underlying motivation is to gain electoral advantage. Remember that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, so something stinks when a political party wants absolute power to be their own check and balance.

[Scythian]

"Singapore Seniors Bonus Increased – New Payout Amounts and Payment Schedule for 2025"
https://www.intellivatecapitalventures.i...25,-Muskan

[Scythian]

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Elderly aunty will say, you see, you see, they giving me money again..

 Singapore Govt very good.

[victortan]

I think those money are make by my generation.

This present govt are using them as bait for their election vote buying..

no sense of shame. people can see this..

This square face LW is the most shameful PM.

[Scythian]

I think those money are make by my generation.

This present govt are using them as bait for their election vote buying..

no sense of shame. people can see this..

This square face LW is the most shameful PM.

This is the worst ever "Singapore Money Printing Machine"

[Scythian]

I think those money are make by my generation.

This present govt are using them as bait for their election vote buying..

no sense of shame. people can see this..

This square face LW is the most shameful PM.

Singapore supporting senior citizens with the introduction of the $900 Senior Bonus Payout for 2025

[EvertonDiehard]

The PAP is adopting "pork barrel politics" to buy votes.

[Scythian]

The PAP is adopting "pork barrel politics" to buy votes.

Why are they flooding the market with cash?

Will Govt raise taxes?

[Scythian]

Those GST vouchers didn't come from ministers' pockets 

They are from taxpayers

[surfer]

Singapore supporting senior citizens with the introduction of the $900 Senior Bonus Payout for 2025

Not true. There’s discrimination in the amount of payouts.🤣

[Scythian]

All these cash benefits, LifeSG and GST vouchers etc maybe partly comes from GST and windfall tax collections from the largest volume of cheap oil ever imported from Russia.

Any ideas

[Scythian]

Elderly aunty is not the only one, there are certainly many more elderly Singaporeans same like aunty

It's an unsolved problem

[Tee tiong huat]

Those GST vouchers didn't come from ministers' pockets 

They are from taxpayers

Trade deficit with US puts Singapore in a good position, but Trump tariffs could still disrupt trade: Analysts

Singapore is the only Southeast Asian economy to have a trade deficit with the United States, economists said....

[Tee tiong huat]

Singapore supporting senior citizens with the introduction of the $900 Senior Bonus Payout for 2025

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...cs-4938601

[Tee tiong huat]

Why are they flooding the market with cash?

Will Govt raise taxes?

I think, PM Wong is more into a balancing action.

[Bigiron]

Too little we shall demand more

[Bigiron]

2025 年预算可能出现高达 66 亿新元的赤字，此前预计 2024 财年将出现盈余：经济学家 - 经济时报
 
**来源：**新加坡《经济时报》
 
**发布时间：**2025 年 2 月 14 日
 
**作者：**未标明
 
**主题：**本文讨论了新加坡 2025 年预算可能出现的巨额赤字，此前预计 2024 财年将出现盈余。
 
核心要点：
 
- **财政空间：**经济学家预计 2024 财年（FY2024）将出现大量盈余，为 2025 年预算提供财政空间。
 
- **赤字估计：**据六家银行估计，2025 年预算的赤字范围在 30 亿新元至 66 亿新元之间。
 
- **平衡预算要求：**根据宪法，新加坡政府必须在其整个任期内保持平衡预算。本届政府任期始于 2020 年大选（GE）后，从 FY2021 年持续到 FY2025 年。
 
- **往年情况：**政府在 FY2021 年和 FY2022 年出现了盈余，但在 FY2023 年出现了赤字。
 
现象：
 
本文重点介绍了新加坡预计的财政状况，即在一个财政年度出现盈余可能会在下一财政年度出现赤字，因为需要在整个政府任期内保持平衡预算。
 
解释：
 
本文指出，预计 FY2024 年的盈余将成为 2025 年预算的“财政空间”。这意味着政府可以利用 FY2024 年的盈余来为 FY2025 的赤字提供资金，同时仍可在整个任期内保持平衡预算。

Budget 2025 may run generous deficit of up to S$6.6 billion, after FY2024 surplus: economists - The Business Times
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapo...economists