‘Might be worth postponing GST hike’ — Netizens respond to PM Lee’s warning of inflation becoming ‘a very serious problem’In a sober note in a recent Nikkei Asia interview, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that inflation could become problematic all over the world unless certain measures are taken.
Noting the present high rate of inflation as well as the risk of recession, he told Nikkei Editor-in-Chief Tetsuya Iguchi that it was a necessary risk “because if you do not act against inflation that will become a very serious problem for the world.
In July last year, the Ministry of Manpower announced that employers would be mandated by the end of 2022 to give their FDWs one day off each month, which could not be compensated away with cash. On Sunday, Ms Gan said that the day off would enable helpers to form a support network outside the household they’re working in and allow them to rest and recharge.
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