Singapore Budget 2021: Stay updated with ST’s live coverage
SINGAPORE - This year's Budget, which will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Feb 16), comes as Singapore has spent about a year tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic fallout. Mr Heng has said that helping workers and firms adapt, innovate and grow will be a key priority for Budget 2021 - his sixth Budget speech. The Government will also continue to support workers and businesses, especially those in hard-hit sectors, he said. Find out how and why the Budget matters to you with The Straits Times, which will be offering live coverage of this year's announcements as they are delivered in Parliament from 3pm. Real-time updates Our live show, starting at 2.55pm, will have a live stream of Mr Heng's speech. Get instant, bite-size updates on our special live blog on straitstimes.com. Watch video highlights of the speech, and read in-depth analyses on what the Budget means for you on our various platforms. Stay updated through our Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as our Telegram channel, and visit our microsite for more reports. Special-edition newsletter Get Budget highlights and a summary of key announcements ...
Yes, you can make a personal budget in just 25 minutes
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - Now is a great time to develop a serious budgeting habit. The next year might bring changes to your annual income and you should look at your finances now so that you are prepared for them. A nation can run deficits; households should avoid them. People without budgets are more likely to fall into debt - and anxiety. But search for "how to create a budget" and most results are inadequate. Much advice focuses on those with low or no incomes, ignoring other barriers to budgeting such as unexpected layoffs and expenses. And almost everyone underestimates the rewards of budgeting. Budgeting takes effort and psychological steel. A personal budget will not give you immediate gratification. It will not get you more money. But a budget will give you power. That is the main payoff for the tedious trouble of maintaining a budget. Lots of Internet applications offer tips and motivation (for example, Debt.org and The Balance) but I suggest budgeting free-hand. I started my budget with a piece of paper, a cup of coffee and some optimism. I eventually migrated it to my own Excel spreadsheet. You may be starting with debt hanging over your head. Put that debt, along with sa...
Duo charged with stealing $300 grocery vouchers by breaking into letterboxes in Tampines
SINGAPORE - A man and woman linked to a series of thefts of Budget 2020 Grocery Vouchers from HDB letterboxes across Singapore have been charged in court. Miqheul Wahyudean Abdullah, 24, was charged with three counts of theft, while Irwani Nur Amira Azami, 23, was charged with two counts of theft. Miqheul and Irwani were arrested on Wednesday (Oct 14) for allegedly stealing Budget vouchers from HDB letterboxes. They had allegedly worked together sometime between 8pm on Oct 6 and 3.30am on Oct 7 to pry open letterboxes at Block 872 Tampines Street 86. The duo stand accused of stealing 15 grocery vouchers valued at $10 each from the letterboxes of two victims. The total amount allegedly stolen totalled $300. Miqheul had allegedly stolen vouchers at the same location on a separate occasion, and was charged for an additional count of theft. The duo are set to appear in court again on Nov 6, as investigations into their case are still ongoing. If convicted of theft, an offender may be jailed up to three years, fined, or both. Separately, the police also arrested five others - three men and two women - for their suspected involvement in the theft of these grocery vouchers at other locati...