Singapore announces S$1.5 billion support package for all Singaporean households


FE Team | Published: October 15, 2022 17:09:57


Singapore announces S$1.5 billion support package for all Singaporean households

Singapore's Finance Ministry on Friday announced a S$1.5 billion ($1.05 billion) support package for all Singaporean households amid concerns over the rising costs of living in the city-state.

The package includes cash, vouchers and public transport subsidies mainly for lower- to middle-income citizens, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance, reports Reuters. 

"This new S$1.5 billion support package, together with earlier rounds of support measures rolled out this year, will fully cover the increase in cost of living for lower-income households on average, and more than half of the increase in cost of living for middle-income households on average this year," the ministry said.

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