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FEB 23, 2022
23/02/22 - Sustainable Singapore: Reactions to Budget 2022 & how business and sustainability overlapThe carbon tax rate in Singapore will be increased from the current $5 per tonne of emissions to between $50 and $80 by 2030, a move that will help the nation reach new, more ambitious climate goals.
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in his Budget speech that the aim is for emissions to dwindle to net zero by or around 2050,
On Sustainable Singapore, hosts Shehzad Haque and Melissa Hyak spoke to Som Shantanu, Regional Engineering Director of GE Gas Power on what the carbon tax price increase means for the energy market in Singapore.
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FEB 23, 2022
23/02/22 - Across the ASEAN: Why Vietnam May Benefit the Most from the RCEP PactDBS thinks that Vietnam stands to gain the most among Southeast Asian nations who have joined the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, as the country also tries to recover from the impact of prolonged COVID-linked closures of factories last year. On Across the ASEAN, JP Ong spoke to DBS Economist Han Teng Chua about their outlook for Vietnam this year.
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FEB 22, 2022
22/02/22 - In The Spotlight: Balancing Budget 2022 to uplift low wage workersIn The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director of the Institute of Policy Studies at NUS about her thoughts on Budget 2022 and what the measures mean for consumers and households, as well as balancing the Budget to uplift low-wage workers.
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FEB 22, 2022
22/02/22 - How European Markets Are Responding to Escalating Russia-Ukraine TensionsMarkets got rocked after President Vladimir Putin moved to recognize the sovereignty of separatist regions, and sent troops on what he called a "Peacekeeping Mission". How might the US and Europe respond to Russia's recent move, and could potential sanctions or military conflict be on the cards? Peter Lundgreen, founder of Lundgreens Capital, joined us on Prime Time from Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss how markets out west are reacting.
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FEB 22, 2022
22/02/22 - Budget 2022: The impact of property tax changes on homeownersOn Powering Your Property, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly spoke to Ismail Gafoor, CEO, Propnex to discuss the impact of the property tax changes announced in Budget 2022 on the real estate sector. Announced during Budget 2022 last Friday, property taxes rates for both owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied residential properties will go up in 2 steps starting from 2023. This comes in the wake of a fresh round of cooling measures in December last year.
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FEB 22, 2022
22/02/22 - ST: The Big Story, 22 Feb - Ukraine crisis worsens as Putin orders Russian troops into breakaway regionsOn Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, and ordered troops to launch what Moscow called a peacekeeping operation into the area.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Global affairs correspondent Jonathan Eyal on the developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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FEB 21, 2022
21/02/22 - In The Spotlight: Businesses' reaction to Budget 2022In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque spoke to Lam Yi Young, CEO, Singapore Business Federation to find out his thoughts on some of the business focused initiatives from this year’s Budget announced by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
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FEB 21, 2022
21/02/22 - Reviewing Singapore’s Budget and fiscal goalsIn Market View, Finance Presenter JP Ong spoke to Darren Tay, Country Risk Analyst, Fitch Solutions about his thoughts on Budget 2022 and what it means for Singapore's economy moving forward.
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FEB 21, 2022
21/02/22 - ST: The Big Story, 21 Feb - Public transport ridership rises in 2021; still far from pre-Covid-19 levelsPublic transport ridership recovered in 2021 on the back of relaxed Covid-19 restrictions. Bus and train rides averaged 5.25 million a day in 2021 - 4.3% higher than in 2020.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan to find out more about these findings.
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FEB 18, 2022
18/02/22 - Recapping Budget 2022: GST hike & higher income tax for top earnersPrime Time's Rachel Kelly and Finance Presenter JP Ong speak with Alvin Liew Senior Economist, UOB and Chiu Wu Hong, Partner, Head of Enterprise, Tax, KPMG Singapore about the key highlights from Budget 2022. Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced major tax changes and targeted help for workers, households and businesses in his Budget speech earlier today.
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