COVID-19: 4th Budget by DPM Heng Swee Keat

[RadX]

115 from dorms s11

 

jialat

[inlinesix]

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/president-assents-to-historic-resilience-and-solidarity-budgets-draw-on-21-billion-from

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President Halimah assents to draw on $21 billion from past reserves for historic Resilience and Solidarity Budgets

 

[Windwaver]

If numbers don't come down in 2 weeks we'll need to extend another month, that means another round of reserves gone.

Can we keep the money for those who refuse to comply with the law?

 

[RadX]

Ah heng talk now

 

history lesson

[Wt_know]

Unity

Resillence

Solidarity

Fortitude

what's next? bring out the bazooka!

[RadX]

1 minute ago, Wt_know said:

Unity

Resillence

Solidarity

Fortitude

what's next? bring out the bazooka!

Banzai!

[RadX]

33b liao

 

 

[Wt_know]

total close to 100B .... 20% of GDP .... huat ah!

[Neost]

go straight to the point

 

How much and by when

 

[13177]

10 minutes ago, Wt_know said:

Unity

Resillence

Solidarity

Fortitude

what's next? bring out the bazooka!

All the budget support names used not everyone know lo. They should use something more easy to understand names, even for a person never study much?! Lol.

[RadX]

Everyone also say

 

faster la

[inlinesix]

Just now, 13177 said:

All the budget support names used not everyone know lo. They should use something more easy to understand names, even for a person never study much?! Lol.

Rather than lockdown, they use circuit breaker.  Why?

To confuse ppl lo.

[Wt_know]

75% JSS FTW !!!

[Wt_know]

4 months rental relief and grant ... reits cheong ah!

[Sosaria]

13 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Rather than lockdown, they use circuit breaker.  Why?

To confuse ppl lo.

But Gan's explanation for the term Circuit Breaker is clever, I must say. Using the analogy of an electrical power trip in the house. Well, he is an engineer after all.

Shows that even for this seemingly trivial thing (just a name), the team put some thought into it too!

Edited May 26, 2020 by Sosaria

[Kb27]

16 minutes ago, 13177 said:

All the budget support names used not everyone know lo. They should use something more easy to understand names, even for a person never study much?! Lol.

Most important, do I get money ?

[Sosaria]

21 minutes ago, Wt_know said:

4 months rental relief and grant ... reits cheong ah!

Does it go directly towards those tenants needing help? Like those dying F&B and other small business owners clamouring for re-opening? Or is it still only for landlords to distribute it downwards to their tenants? I haven't read the details.

Recently beauty salon owners also started a petition to reopen and resume business, citing what's the diff with hairdressing services? (Another argument is really cute .. grooming for pets will soon be allowed, but grooming for humans is still forbidden!)

So it does appear that many sectors are still falling through the cracks and many small businesses will go bust despite the billions channeled for aid.

Edited May 26, 2020 by Sosaria

[Wt_know]

1 minute ago, Sosaria said:

Does it go directly towards those tenants needing help? Like those dying F&B and other small business owners clamouring for re-opening? Or is it still only for landlords to distribute it downwards to their tenants?

ah gong > landlord > tenant