Singapore looks to ‘GST discounts’, cash handouts to ease pain of sales tax hike that’s set ‘to bite’

• Finance Minister Lawrence Wong hinted at a ‘Valentine’s Day present’ in this year’s budget for Singaporeans struggling with the rising cost of living
• The price of chicken rice has gone up and more pain is set to come next year, when the full 2 per cent tax increase will ‘start to bite’

Source: scmp.com