by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2018
A tax will never be welcome, but it can be timely. The carbon tax that Singapore will levy on large polluters from 2019 is one such example. The tax comes against a backdrop of rising temperatures and increasingly erratic weather. As Singapore marks its Year of...
by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2018
The carbon tax that Singapore will implement from 2019 will mainly affect large polluters, but households are also expected to feel the knock-on effects. The carbon tax, levied on facilities that produce 25,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gas emissions in a year,...
by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Singapore Budget 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
The Community Networks for Seniors scheme, a programme piloted by the Government two years ago, will go national by 2020. It involves government bodies, voluntary welfare organisations and volunteers teaming up to visit seniors, getting them involved in community...
by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Singapore Budget 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A tax deduction scheme for donations to charities will be extended for three years, until December 2021, to foster the spirit of giving. For every $1 donated to a charity that is an Institution of a Public Character (IPC), donors get $2.50 deducted off their taxable...
by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Singapore Budget 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
When tour guide Chandra Mogan, 73, realised he was unable to care for his disabled wife any longer, he decided to admit her to a nursing home. But that just caused more distress. Madam Kaliammal Narayanasamy Krishnasamy, 68, has Parkinson’s disease, cannot walk...
