Singapore school canteen food prices set to rise, after MOE revises pricing guidelines

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SINGAPORE, July 2 — Students in primary, secondary and junior colleges may be paying higher canteen food prices, after the Ministry of Education (MOE) recently revised the school...

SINGAPORE, July 2 — Students in primary, secondary and junior colleges may be paying higher canteen food prices, after the Ministry of Education recently revised the school canteen pricing guidelines.understands that the last time the guidelines were revised was in 2018, and that the increase allowed under the new guidelines will be less than S$1 across the primary, secondary schools and junior colleges.

“Schools are encouraged to adjust their canteen food prices regularly to reflect the underlying cost of food items while being cognisant of keeping food affordable for students.” The 55-year-old, who did not want to give her full name, has been running her stall for nine years. She said that the prices of food supplies have been steadily increasing since the pandemic hit.

“There is no profit. What I’m earning now is only enough to cover my salary and pay my helper, I don’t have much savings,” Rosemee said.that their schools have allowed them to submit documents to adjust their food and drinks prices, and that they are planning to do so. However, she does not intend to seek to raise prices further than that, because she is concerned about students who may not be as well-off.

He added that the cost of a 17-litre container of cooking oil has doubled since last year, costing S$60 now.

 

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