Budget 2026 debate: Hazlina Abdul Halim on tiered structure for cost-of-living payouts
Take a tiered approach based on income to the new Cost-of-Living Special Payment and CDC vouchers, suggested MP Hazlina Abdul Halim. This would redistribute more direct fiscal support to Singaporeans who experience intense cost pressures the most, she said. CDC vouchers could be given on a per-person instead of household basis and greater flexibility in how and where they can be used may increase their value to households and support more local businesses, she added. She spoke in parliament on Wednesday (Feb 25).
Take a tiered approach based on income to the new Cost-of-Living Special Payment and CDC vouchers, suggested MP Hazlina Abdul Halim. This would redistribute more direct fiscal support to Singaporeans who experience intense cost pressures the most, she said. CDC vouchers could be given on a per-person instead of household basis and greater flexibility in how and where they can be used may increase their value to households and support more local businesses, she added. She spoke in parliament on Wednesday (Feb 25).
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