Some TD just need to buy/pay for Bread, Butter, Kaya, rice, veg,
cooking oil, egg, salt, sugar, tea, coffee, vinegar, soap power,
soap, milk, milk bottle, cereral, pampers, baby powder, text book,
sch fee, tuition fee, university fee, semester fee, pocket money,
bus fare, lunch money, dinner money, see doc money, conservancy
charges, PUB bill, Singtel bill, income tax, house rent, etc.
Still find it very taxing today!
As far as MOM statistic is concern, anybody earn a basic of less
than $2,600 is consider under the poor category, this is the
benchmark set by MIT on the average. So, if you are earning 3k, you
are just hovering on top of the poor, and even if you are earning
5k, it just a normal, the average lower mid class is 10k , the
new benchmark is eligible to buy HDB flat.
Back to school and U stretch voucher given by NTA, U stretch
$125 NTUC fairprice voucher, Back to school, $125 per child from
kindergarden to JC and poly is now given out by NTA thru NTUC, the
criteria, anyone earning less than $2200 or per capital income of
less than $600 per person. If you are a member, apply it, it is the
only way you can see the rich ploughing some money back to the
poor.
