https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7 Q1. What are the Budget measures about? Q2. Why are these Budget measures important to Singapore? en-us 2023-03-20 05:01:13 UTC 2025-04-24 12:50:40 UTC hello@padlet.com lim_xuan_ting_shannon https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523050369 Eligible Singaporeans will get bigger payouts of Assurance Package cash, more CDC vouchers
(through their households) and a one-off Cost-of-Living Special Payment. Students aged from
seven to 20 will get a $300 Edusave or Post-Secondary Education Account top up.

 cope with inflation
 increase in earnings can more than make up for the higher
prices.”]]> 2023-03-20 06:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523050369 nahwah_mohammed_aidilreza https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523053042 The money is used to fund public services, such as healthcare, infrastructure development and public education.
The two main taxes that individuals pay here are the income tax and the goods and services tax.

]]> 2023-03-20 06:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523053042 https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523054060 q1: the budget measures help the paternal side to be able to support their kids better by providing them with cash and a longer paternity leave.

q2: it helps to financially support the kid.]]> 2023-03-20 06:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523054060 lviclim https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523054447 For the GST voucher scheme, eligible households can get up to $700 in 2023, and $850 in 2024. As for the Assurance Package, although it had been announced earlier, it was reviewed to account for the higher inflation in Singapore now.

Eligible Singaporeans will get bigger payouts of Assurance Package cash, more CDC vouchers (through their households) and a one-off Cost-of-Living Special Payment. Students aged from seven to 20 will get a $300 Edusave or Post-Secondary Education Account top up.]]> 2023-03-20 06:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523054447 javen_tang_choon_yong https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523055338 Q1. It is about helping them achieve stability,
self-reliance and social mobility, so that they can have dignity and aspire to a good future in Singapore.
Q2. It is important as it helps lower-income families have a good life and the budget helps to cover part of the costs of raising a child.]]> 2023-03-20 06:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523055338 yong_jun_kai_samson https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523058142 1)To prove support and avoid inequality which can cause dissatisfaction increase crime rates and unhappiness.
2)So that people from lower-income families can earn stability and learn to rely on themselves which will help them achieve a better future]]> 2023-03-20 06:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523058142 yeo_yu_ning https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523059606 Q1）To provide more healthcare to the elderly and making sure they stay healthy. There is a $500 million, which is used to subsidise seniors based on means testing, who need more care be it in homes, centers or institutions.
Q2) To make sure that there are enough funds when they are older to take care of themselves as some of them may not have children to care for them, and their significant other might have pass on early, so they are alone, hence this may benefit them.

]]> 2023-03-20 06:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523059606 https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523062169 Q1 giving government paid paternity leave for dads (4 weeks)]]> 2023-03-20 06:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/qssteacher/nm6uwr0w97iienp7/wish/2523062169