Further to What PM doesn’t understand about GDP and GST,
I think our constructive nation-building media is really trying hard to be constructive and nation building with
The Big Read: Singapore households, businesses not spared from global inflation storm as GST increase looms
- Inflation is set to be a key challenge in 2022, as households face rising prices on multiple fronts, ranging from food to electricity
- Business also face higher freight fees, manpower costs due to border restrictions and supply chain disruptions due to measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.
- Prices look set to go up even more with the impending increase in GST from 7 per cent to 9 per cent
- MPs say grassroots initiatives are up and running to help households, while economists point to possible policy levers to mitigate the impact of rising living costs
- Families facing the brunt of inflation have started belt-tightening, while businesses are looking at raising prices
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Thoughts of a Cynical Investor 
govt’s obvious answer is “we got this package to help the poor cope with higher GST; we have not forgotten them”