SINGAPORE: Members of Parliament rose in support of budgets that will draw an unprecedented S$21 billion from Singapore’s past reserves, even as ...
The additional support comes a day before Singapore closes most work places, except for essential services and key economic sectors, and shuts schools, to try to stall the spread of COVID-19 with “circuit breaker” measures.MPS CALL FOR MORE HELP
Meanwhile Ms Joan Pereira, also an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, asked if the age for payouts under SIRS could be lowered from 37 to 30, noting many at that age would be planning for marriage or children, or already have children and elderly parents to support. READ: WP’s Pritam Singh calls for ‘thorough review’ of Singaporean living wage following ‘useful lessons’ from COVID-19
She noted that eateries typically pay about 30 per cent of meal prices in commission to delivery services such as GrabFood and Deliveroo. Marine Parade GRC MP Seah Kian Peng, who is the group CEO of NTUC Enterprise and NTUC FairPrice group, assured the House that for now, the supermarket chain’s warehouses are full.
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