We listened intently to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as he provided the overview for the 2015 Budget and picked out the key numbers that will concern you.
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Let’s get the most important thing out of the way: there are no cash sweeteners in the 2015 Budget, running contrary to the predictions of many analysts, including ours. It might possibly be the first Budget during an election year that cold, hard cash is not on the table.
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However, the 2015 Budget has offered a plethora of goodies for the average Singaporean to continue being more competitive and employable in the next decade. The keyword for the 2015 Budget is top-ups. Finance Minister Tharman has promised a platter of cash injections for a variety of schemes, including the much-talked-about Silver Support Scheme for the older generation of Singaporeans to help them tide through their ......