by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, Singapore Budget 2018
Caregivers of people with autism or intellectual disability will get more support, including help to defray the cost of hiring a foreign domestic worker. From 1 April 2018, these caregivers will be able to apply for a discounted maid levy of $60, and depending on the...
by Abriel | Feb 23, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy, Singapore Budget 2018
“Getting large carbon emitters to pay $5 for every tonne of greenhouse gases they generate is a “fair” way to start a compliance regime,” said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli. From next year till 2023, all facilities...
by Abriel | Feb 22, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy, Singapore Budget 2018
From 2019, large emitters have to pay to pollute, when Singapore rolls out a carbon tax scheme. Facilities that produce more than 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions or more in a year – the equivalent of emissions produced by the annual electricity...
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...
