Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be delivering his first rally on Aug 18.
SINGAPORE – Tackling the higher cost of living and giving families more support will be on the cards for the National Day Rally 2024, among other moves to strengthen social support and safety nets here, analysts predicted.will be a good platform to announce these moves while laying out his vision for Singapore in the decades to come, they said.
Associate Professor Terence Ho from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy said that while Budget 2024 had already strengthened support for childcare, there may still be scope to further support families. On the cost of living, it is likely there will be more tranches of CDC vouchers announced, given the success and popularity of the scheme, analysts said.
On the topic of supporting workers, analysts said they were looking forward to more details on the re-employment support scheme, which was first officiallyProf Theseira said people would be interested to know about the quantum of support, the conditions for receiving it and what kind of concrete additional help would be provided for them to secure better employment.
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