Mr Philemon delivered his message during a walkabout at the Chong Pang neighbourhood at Nee Soon GRC.
SINGAPORE: In his National Day Message for this year, opposition party Red Dot United’s Secretary-General Ravi Philemon tackled rising living costs and made the appeal for Singapore to be more liveable for everyone.amid a walkabout at the Chong Pang neighbourhood at Nee Soon GRC, beginning by asking if people had already received their $850 GSTV payout, and whether this amount had been saved or spent.
However, Mr Philemon pointed out that each additional cost—no matter how small—is an added weight to Singaporeans, who also pay 5 cents more for plastic bags when they do their grocery shopping.“To a lot of people, 20 cents and 10 cents may not be a lot, but for Singaporeans who are struggling with cost of living expenses… it adds up.
Mr Philemon then brought up Singapore’s record low birth rate, saying that if conditions were “fixed” and the city-state was to be made more livable, the fertility rate would rise.
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