In Parliament: Chee Hong Tat says gov’t to consider more assistance & support, especially if inflation ‘worsens further’

In Parliament: Chee Hong Tat says gov’t to consider more assistance & support, especially if inflation ‘worsens further’

The Independent·2022-10-04 17:04

Senior Minister of State for Finance Chee Hong Tat said in Parliament on Monday (Oct 3) that the government is “carefully monitoring” rising living costs due to inflation and will consider providing additional assistance if the situation “worsens further”.

The Minister answered a question posed by MP Ang Wei Neng (West Coast GRC), who had asked if vouchers could be given to Singaporeans older than 21 years old, as opposed to every household. He also asked if the government would consider giving additional vouchers to larger households.

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