Strange that
SPEAKER CORNER does not accept this thread.
According to
zaobao,
http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp090331_520.shtml
Kopitiam was awarded the tender for rental of SENGKANG MARKET at a
monthly rental of $500 000. SENGKANG MARKET is expected to have 40
wet market stall, 10 dry sundry stall, 50 cooked food stall.
So $500 000 a month, it means KOPITIAM must collect at least $5000
per month from each stalls! That's obscene.
Going to NEA website, even cooked food stall in Maxwell won't fetch
$5000 a month. Moreover a dry and wet market stall would normally
fetch $800....
Who should be blamed for the rising cost of living? KOPITIAM or
HDB? For those who feel that Singapore tax little on our income, do
think twice.
Or course your indirect tax will be higher if you stayed in
SENGKANG.
Can we say no to KOPITIAM? What's wrong with current scheme of
having HDB/NEA owning the Markets and Food Centres?
I am glad I stayed near 2 upgraded markets where the coffee stalls
there still charged a cup of coffees at 60cents.
here's the recent tender results from NEA website..
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BLK 724 ANG MO KIO AVE 6 01-97 PROCESSED RAW SEAFO0D LAU MOOI
KIOU $ 428.00
BLK 511 BEDOK NORTH ST 3 01-49* PIECE & SUNDRY GOODS CHING HOON
YIN $ 750.00
MAXWELL FOOD CENTRE K002** CUT FRUITS / FRUIT JUICES
CHANG CHEN MING (ZHANG
ZHENMING)
$ 1,601.00
MAXWELL FOOD CENTRE 063 COOKED FOOD ZAINUDDIN BIN SAJAT
$ 2,258.00
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Is the rental base on people submitting how much they are
willing to pay, and the highest bidder wins? Or is the rental based
on a fixed amount?
So the money is based on free market? Or is it because of
government control?
