REACH 436 - What are your thoughts after reading the results from the Makan Index 2.0 study? How else can the Government better support Singaporeans in managing their costs of living?
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15 Mar 2023 (10am - 7pm)
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[10:01 am, 15/03/2023] +REACH: ๐ข Topic ๐ข
At Budget 2023, the Government announced enhancements to the Assurance Package (AP) and the permanent GST Voucher scheme to help Singaporeans tide through the rising cost of living. The enhancements include one-off support measures under AP such as the Cost-of-Living Special Payment and additional CDC vouchers.
Amid the rising cost of living, a study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), named Makan Index 2.0, was conducted. The study found differences in food prices across regions in Singapore as well as between two time periods (Sep-Nov 2022 and Jan to Feb 2023).
๐ฌ What are your thoughts after reading the results from the Makan Index 2.0 study? How else can the Government better support Singaporeans in managing their costs of living?
The Makan Index 2.0 study was done by recording food and drink prices from 829 food establishments (92 hawker centres, 101 foodcourts and 636 coffee shops – across 26 residential neighbourhoods) between September and November 2022. 50 food establishments comprising 263 individual stalls were then revisited earlier this year after the GST hike.
Key highlights from the results of the Makan Index 2.0 study:
๐ Across the 26 neighbourhoods visited, it was found that drinks as well as chicken chop were the cheapest in the central region of Singapore. Breakfast sets and fishball noodles were cheapest in the north of Singapore and roti prata was cheapest in the western region.
๐ Food courts generally priced their offerings at higher prices, followed by kopitiams and then hawker centres. However, prices of breakfast sets, chicken rice, economic rice and vegetarian bee hoon sets varied from this trend.
๐ The total average cost of three meals a day in hawker centres, foodcourts and coffee shops was $16.89. When comparing between neighbourhoods, researchers found that the differences in costs for lunches and dinners to be statistically significant.
๐ Most stall owners did not increase their prices, while a majority of those who did did so by only a small margin, for fear of driving customers away. The average increases in prices at these revisited stalls did not exceed S$0.30, and did not go above S$0.10 for most food items.
๐๐ผ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/budget-2023-more-help-for-singaporeans-to-cope-with-rising-costs-gst-hike
๐๐ผhttps://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/prata-is-cheaper-in-the-west-while-kopi-is-cheaper-in-central-s-pore-ips-study
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[10:38 am, 15/03/2023] +Caleb: Bishan got no hawker center
[10:40 am, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: 15 March, 2023
Comparative Analysis:
What is the PRICE range, AVERAGE and MEDIAN for each geography, region by region, by townships, by FC,KT,HC in the N,S,E,W zones?
Using a palette of food choices that is coffee, tea, eggs & bread, roti prata, mee, chicken rice, variety rice, nasi padang?
- - in progress - -
[11:01 am, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Complex analysis?
"Geometric, using all connectivities at specific angles, shapes, points and areas to derive into a measured centric."
- - anonymity
[11:57 am, 15/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors
We want to HEAR MORE from you!
๐ฌ What are your thoughts after reading the results from the Makan Index 2.0 study? How else can the Government better support Singaporeans in managing their costs of living?
We have had good feedback and hope that we can keep the discussion robust and active!
Megan ๐
[11:58 am, 15/03/2023] +Rama: Hopefully, f and b will be cheaper!
[0:13 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Andrew, good afternoon!
Hopefully, rental would be lowered?
Thank you.
[0:15 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
7. I think what hit people most is food cost.
Food cost increases at least 3 times:-
a. Once when global inflation hit.
b. CNY one more time.
c. GST another time.
In the longer run, government should need to rein in food price increases.
8. Also noticed that coffeshop owners are privatised seems to be bidding high - and then charge high food prices in the neighborhood.
9. Feel that the government should nationalise some coffeshops and hawker centre around the neighborhood to keep rent down and food prices down - so that neighbourhood food prices are kept affordable.
[0:15 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: What's the operational costs, comparatively say for FC, KT, HC.
What's the price range and differences in % and incrementals?
Thank you.
[0:17 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
All HDB coffee shops to offer budget meal options by 2026.
Budget meals at coffee shops offering them now are typically priced at around S$3 to S$3.50. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/budget-food-hawker-coffee-shop-hdb-budget-2023-3317681
[0:17 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
My eyes swelling with tears.
ๆๅฅฝๆๅจ。
At least now lower income group, unemployed, students and retirees got a decent meal to eat at neighborhood coffeeshops...
[0:22 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Home cooked/prepared foods are the most affordable choice?
Next is Hawker centre foods?
[0:23 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Serangoon food prices average food prices increase more than national average.
Way beyond 30 cents increase per meal.
Eg. Serangoon NEX, central, garden, north.
Increase 3 times - inflation one time, CNY one time, GST increase one time.
[0:25 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Coffeshops food prices and food courts prices hike very steep.
Drink stalls prices increases also very steep.
[0:26 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Cannot find any budget meals in all the Serangoon vicinities.
[0:27 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Last time, I buy "peng cai".
An old man packet one rice, and ask for only curry sauce gravy without any meat or dish.
The stall owner sell to him and collect only $1 from him.
I almost wanted to tell the stall owner to give him the curry chicken plus one vegetable.
But I hesitated because I afraid the old man may feel offended.
After I make up my mind, the old man packet his rice and walked away.
[0:29 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Last time one peng cai stall use to sell budget meal at $2.70 to elderly - one meat, 2 Vege and one rice.
Then the kimly remove the budget meals - and hike the food prices very high.
Now cannot find any food stalls offering budget meals for elderly retirees.
[0:33 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: 15 March, 2023
Value and Savings?
How much is a cup of coffee or tea at Hawker Centre?
A simple chore of coffee powder or tea leaves and your personal effort and time?
Home brewed coffee/tea will allow you to calibrate the sugar or milk, will save money and at the same time minimise the use of foam cups or the needs to wash glass cups at the Hawker centre?
Only Hawker Center allows you to bring your home brewed coffee or tea and consume it.
Will it be a hassle or wasting time brewing at home?
- in progress - -
[0:34 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Even when packet food, food stall start to charge 20 cents per container.
Then some stalls start to charge 30 cents per container.
Wonder will the stalls start to charge plastic bags per purchase or not come July 2030.
[0:35 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: How about plastic bags?
[0:35 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Plastic bags no charge yet.
In future don't know.
[0:37 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Danni, good afternoon!
COMING soon, akan datang!
Thank you.
[0:38 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Last time one meal $3.
Now one meal on average $5.
So food prices increase 60% per meal.
Wonder how do this office workers and retirees tahan?
Do their income increase by 60%?
[0:40 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Either you "self cooked" your meals and bring to work/school or you pay for all conveniences!
Two ways!
You need to pay for convenience!
Thank you.
[0:41 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
One banker told me, even their salary cannot tahan the food prices increase - as he is working in a shopping mall where the food court food prices increase like crazy.
He need to eat 3 meals per day.
[0:42 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Another good insight, thank you!
8% wage increase, consequentially 5% increase and 3%...that's into 2026/27.
[0:46 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Imagine a family of 4 people buy 4 food for 3 meals - with price increase from $3 to $5 - what is the burden on the single income household?
60% price hike X 4 times X 3 meals.
This is the burden that household is carrying.
[0:51 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
My favourite chicken rice stall in my neighbourhood say they need to increase their food prices on 1 April 2030.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
But do continue to support us.
This is the notice the stall put up.
[0:57 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
The roti prata store - strike out plain Prata and write egg Prata $1.60.
I order the egg Prata, the stall owner say $1.80.
I say your menu say $1.60?
He take out a pen marker, and then change the menu price to $1.80 on the spot.
Those people eating in the coffeeshop look at us bewildered.
Price hike look like a new game.
I say thank you, I don't need the egg Prata and go to another coffeeshop to buy other food.
[1:04 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Baseline expenses for working adults, per month is $600 just to eat out up to two or three meals, daily x 24 days/month or (4.33 weeks per month)
Thank you.
[1:11 pm, 15/03/2023] +Dan: If we can ensure the hygiene of street food or food trucks, can we have it in Singapore. Juz like your pasar malam or Chatuchak market.
[1:21 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
If single income family for 4 person - he will spend $2,400 on food.
With $5,000 income per month, almost 50% spend on food.
How do this household survive with $2,600 left?
[1:24 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: One bowel noodle last time $3.50 still can fill our stomach. Now $5.50 a few piece meat & a bit noodle that cannot fill . All the food went up who going to help the needy family especially with few kids. One lunch can cause $30 to $40 with half full stomach
[1:28 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: In 1960s $100 can buy one lorry of food and stuff , 1970s $100 can buy half lorry of food and stuff. 1980s $100 can buy one quarter lorry of food and stuff, 1990s can buy one van of food and stuff, 2000s $100 can buy one trolley of food and stuff, 2010s $100 can buy one basket of food and stuff, 2020s $100 can buy half basket of food and stuff, 2030s all eat grass, $100 can buy nothing for families.
[1:30 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Cost of living level standard how much salary worker earn and spent daily. Basic $1,500 deduct CPF take amount $1,200
Transport fare $50
Meal 3 times a day $30
Billed $100
Allowance $500
Saving total $520
[1:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Expenses spent is fine
[1:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: The more the youngster the give birth , the more they eat grass with salary ranging $2500 per mth before CPF. How to cover the families basic needs which has no include medical needs.
[1:32 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: U are lucky - alone . For families , transport fare had gone up . home PUB also go up , Phone bill also go up , everything go up how to live
[1:33 pm, 15/03/2023] +Kenneth Lee WM: I think government should relook at how NTUC is pricing essential food items.
NTUC is supposed to be the market leader in best prices because of its huge purchasing power.
eg: cost of rice in 2021 is about USD500 per 1000kg, USD5 per 10kg.
When it comes to NTUC, it costs about USD20 per 10kg.
It has been reported in the newspapers that smaller players with their smaller purchased volumes were even able to buy fresh chicken at lower prices than in NTUC.
Tesco web site sold wine gums for GBP 1. In NTUC, the same item cost S$2.55 (exchange rate is 1.8. At one time the price jumped to S$3.50; after I wrote in, it went back to S$2.55.
So own self check own self is obviously not working very well. Who is checking on NTUC to make sure that they are running …
[1:34 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: 1990s coffeeshop is great cheap
Kopi 60 cent
Chicken rice $2
Prate Roti 50 cent
Worker basic salary $900
[1:35 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: My mother and father told me story in old day no mobile colour just telecom page number
[1:35 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: From central to Jurong to work , MRT cause $4 plus, to & back , X 20days = $80 plus in transport. Phone bill ? House bill ? Town Councils bills ? Makan $30 still ok .
[1:36 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Now go everywhere need use HP to scan and scan , data free ? Even got no friend always stay at home, also need pay money
[1:37 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: They can seek help care.com for finance advise
[1:38 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Wait long long , merry go round to all dept and get an answer of u are not eligible. Waste of time and effort and money going everywhere.
[1:39 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: They keep the pocket tight . It is not easy to apply . Need take leave to go all dept to give documents and get reject. Gov not easy to apply . they love to play tai chi
[1:40 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: ๐ณ
[1:41 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Go to see MP meet the people session.
[1:41 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Our area so many old folk 50 plus above and needy go apply with all documents , they push them to all dept in the end got rejected.
[1:42 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: The world's top 10 most expensive cities (Source: EIU report, December 2022)
1. Singapore
1. New York
3. Tel Aviv
4. Hong Kong
4. Los Angeles
6. Zurich
7. Geneva
8. San Francisco
9. Paris
10. Copenhagen
10. Sydney
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has rated Singapore and New York as the most expensive cities to live in among the 172 featured in the Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) survey published earlier this month.
Singapore has topped this survey eight times in the last 10 years. Will the latest results (which see Singapore and New York push last year’s most expensive city...)
https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/worldwide-cost-of-living-2022/
[1:42 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: MP u wait long long , after few attempts, the staff tear away their number telling them no use after the MP had wrote in few times. Hear this " Tear their Q number and shoo them off"
[1:42 pm, 15/03/2023] +Caleb: +1
[1:43 pm, 15/03/2023] +Kenneth Lee WM: Another area where the government can help lower cost of food in hawker centre is to install drinking fountains in there. That would promote healthy eating and reduce diabetes by allowing hawker centre food patrons the option of drinking 0 calorie drinks. A meal+drink can be reduced by S$1.50. Government would also save a huge amount by the reduction in obese and diabetic patients which can be used to further subsidise more vouchers.
[1:45 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: drinking fountains also need maintaince fee. the tube or pipe also will get rusty. In the end we will face more medical problem
[1:48 pm, 15/03/2023] +Kenneth Lee WM: alternatively, if they find it too costly for drinking fountains, they can install more taps outside of toilets. our tap water is good enough to be drunk from. if taps in toilets, to access them, sometimes must also pay.
[1:49 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Taps water from pipe also , pipe will get rusty and maintain. who pay
[1:49 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Modern facilities alone, however, cannot compensate for substandard food. It is imperative that beloved recipes be preserved. And maintaining the low prices Singaporeans have come to expect from hawker stalls demands gains in cost efficiency.
Examples of how to achieve this include standardised crockery compatible with automated dishwashers, material finishes that are durable and easy to clean and, at a broader level, greater state involvement in administration instead of profit-hungry firms.
https://www.todayonline.com/voices/hawker-centres-30-should-be-air-conditioned
[1:50 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Possible the future hawker will have new air con and cost are equal
[1:50 pm, 15/03/2023] +Kenneth Lee WM: PVC/copper pipe where got rusty? If installed properly, can last for years until the next renovation.
[1:50 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Later people end up collecting water from for their home use with pails.
[1:51 pm, 15/03/2023] +Kenneth Lee WM: if they are willing to carry the pail of water back, i say let them do so. Good for their health, good exercise... ๐
[1:52 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Yup a good idea to make them exercise
[1:53 pm, 15/03/2023] +~S: Dun forget PVC /Copper after long use, they will have green slamy stuff. they still need to maintain it.
[2:03 pm, 15/03/2023] +REACH: ๐ข Topic ๐ข
At Budget 2023, the Government announced enhancements to the Assurance Package (AP) and the permanent GST Voucher scheme to help Singaporeans tide through the rising cost of living. The enhancements include one-off support measures under AP such as the Cost-of-Living Special Payment and additional CDC vouchers.
Amid the rising cost of living, a study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), named Makan Index 2.0, was conducted. The study found differences in food prices across regions in Singapore as well as between two time periods (Sep-Nov 2022 and Jan to Feb 2023).
๐ฌ What are your thoughts after reading the results from the Makan Index 2.0 study? How else can the Government better support Singaporeans in managing their costs of living?
The Makan Index 2.0 study was done by recording food and drink prices from 829 food establishments (92 hawker centres, 101 foodcourts and 636 coffee shops – across 26 residential neighbourhoods) between September and November 2022. 50 food establishments comprising 263 individual stalls were then revisited earlier this year after the GST hike.
Key highlights from the results of the Makan Index 2.0 study:
๐ Across the 26 neighbourhoods visited, it was found that drinks as well as chicken chop were the cheapest in the central region of Singapore. Breakfast sets and fishball noodles were cheapest in the north of Singapore and roti prata was cheapest in the western region.
๐ Food courts generally priced their offerings at higher prices, followed by kopitiams and then hawker centres. However, prices of breakfast sets, chicken rice, economic rice and vegetarian bee hoon sets varied from this trend.
๐ The total average cost of three meals a day in hawker centres, foodcourts and coffee shops was $16.89. When comparing between neighbourhoods, researchers found that the differences in costs for lunches and dinners to be statistically significant.
๐ Most stall owners did not increase their prices, while a majority of those who did did so by only a small margin, for fear of driving customers away. The average increases in prices at these revisited stalls did not exceed S$0.30, and did not go above S$0.10 for most food items.
๐๐ผ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/budget-2023-more-help-for-singaporeans-to-cope-with-rising-costs-gst-hike
๐๐ผhttps://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/prata-is-cheaper-in-the-west-while-kopi-is-cheaper-in-central-s-pore-ips-study
[2:13 pm, 15/03/2023] +Dan: And u will have to ask the question, in a small island like Singapore, why the cost difference of food is rift apart? The food is not homegrown~ only factor i thought of is differentiation in rental prices~
[3:17 pm, 15/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors
We want to HEAR MORE from you!
๐ฌ What are your thoughts after reading the results from the Makan Index 2.0 study? How else can the Government better support Singaporeans in managing their costs of living?
We have had good feedback and hope that we can keep the discussion robust and active!
Megan ๐
[3:27 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Makan Index 2.0 can we have a fair from area South, East, west and central
Example chicken rice all stall $3
[3:28 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
My chicken rice 1 plate $6.
[3:29 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Because of this area competition cost difference rental high and low or cheap or best foods rate star
[3:30 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Few months ago same set $4.
[3:30 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Another coffeeshop similar set $6.50 increase by another 50 cents a few weeks back.
[3:32 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Pay higher expenses and wage cost equal margin profit / lose
[3:32 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Residents seething with anger...
[3:33 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Setup hawker can sold 100 Customers per day
$5 X 100 is $500 per week is $3.5k
[3:34 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
2 weeks ago vegetarian meal $4, 20 cents container for takeaway.
2 weeks later, all meals increase to $4.50, 30 cents container takeaways.
[3:35 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Price is reasonable if we received more CDC
[3:37 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
My neighbourhood stalls have not stop increasing food prices as some stall owners hint that more food prices increase to come.
Because down here, mostly coffeshops are private owned.
No hawker centre that are government owned.
Coffeshop just changed hand bought over by kimly who now own 2 coffeshops opposite each other - prices of foodstalls increase like crazy - and previous cheaper price foodstalls chase away.
[3:38 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
And many private own foodstalls only accept cash or paynow - don't accept CDC voucher.
[3:38 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Because owner coffeeshop sold it to person investment setup and hike price.
Tampines coffeeshop sold $21m
[3:40 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: I don’t know why interested about coffeeshop investment instead F & B restaurants
[3:40 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Increase plastic bags charge - is like adding fuel into fire.
[3:53 pm, 15/03/2023] +m6dm6n: Dun just study makan index, standardised the prices.
[3:58 pm, 15/03/2023] +m6dm6n: Sustainability, Green initiatives, progressive wage model, all these add to the cost. If implement all at the same time, the cost is unbearable
[4:15 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Kimly just bought over the coffeshops.
Look at the price of the food. See whether neighbourhood can tahan or not.
[4:16 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
$6, 7, 8, 9, 10 per meal.
[4:16 pm, 15/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: May be I said coffeeshop will become private
[4:18 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Previous food stalls sell for $2.70, $3, $3.50, $4 - now all chase away.
[4:30 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
And they don't accept CDC voucher.
[4:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +Rama: One step is one halal and non halal economy dish.
[4:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +Rama: Hang in there.
[4:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +Rama: Hope car lite brings about a cleaner and general environment for future.
[4:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +Rama: Hawker food might not control msg!
[4:31 pm, 15/03/2023] +Rama: Government incentive, and people education mindset must understand the need to save the environment fir future.
[4:35 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Andrew,
Home cooked food, you can control salt and sugar, healthier, also cooking oil too.
One way to save a bit of money and be healthy too.
Thank youm
[4:46 pm, 15/03/2023] +Rama: Try one dish for lunch and dinner per day if possible.
[5:21 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: Good idea, Andrew!
Thank you.
[6:11 pm, 15/03/2023] +REACH: ๐ข Topic ๐ข
At Budget 2023, the Government announced enhancements to the Assurance Package (AP) and the permanent GST Voucher scheme to help Singaporeans tide through the rising cost of living. The enhancements include one-off support measures under AP such as the Cost-of-Living Special Payment and additional CDC vouchers.
Amid the rising cost of living, a study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), named Makan Index 2.0, was conducted. The study found differences in food prices across regions in Singapore as well as between two time periods (Sep-Nov 2022 and Jan to Feb 2023).
๐ฌ What are your thoughts after reading the results from the Makan Index 2.0 study? How else can the Government better support Singaporeans in managing their costs of living?
[6:45 pm, 15/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors,
⏰ We will be closing the chat in 15 minutes ⏰
Thank you very much for being part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively.
Goodnight!
Megan ๐
[6:47 pm, 15/03/2023] +Smiley face: 15 March, 2023
To: Our Distinguished Leaders and All Honorable Members
Budget and Values (ไธชไบบ้ข็ฎ)?
(A) Most working adults have limited choices when it comes to "makan" lunch and "Lagi" dinner. Either they eat lunch in FC, KT, HC, F&B outlets and also for dinner too.
(B) For seniors and retirees, they too need to have their daily two or three meals (makan) at home or at HC or KT. When it comes to the price range of FC,KT,HC it is obvious that Hawker Centre foods are the most affordable. They also tend to be price sensitive because they "seen and compared" the prices of goods and foods over the past one or two or three decades so it is natural for our MG and our PG to 'feel the pinch' when paying for food outside of the home.
(C) As for schooling students (7-15), it is expensive to eat at KT or FC. The school canteen food prices are the lowest for them to afford during the morning and noon and/or afternoon breaks.
For our youth (16-24), they tend to be more willing to spend (memakan) on beverages (or fast foods) whether it is a cup of gourmet cappuccino or latte.
For this entire "makan sutra 2.0", "tak boleh tahan'?
Yes, prices for "out of the home" cooked foods whether it is HC, KT, FC or Restaurants have all increased and will continue to rise too!
How can we budget our food expenses and other expenditures in this escalator of prices?
We can either consider cooking our lunch and pack to work and or to school together with a hot cup of coffee or tea or soft drinks from the fridge. It can be an alternative to healthier food intake, greener and saves money.
We must also treat ourselves and our family, on occasions or weekends, to a few nice meals at the FC or Restaurant.
Just don't be overly worried at the same time Budget your expenses from food to shopping and buy Values.
We have to live LIFE just a bit HAPPIER even in moments of tough times (่ฆไธญไฝไน)!
Recommendations:
More GST Vouchers (2023/24)?
1) For households or individuals with $4,500 monthly income or less or retirees will have $300 vouchers, 4 times over 2023, total $1,200.
2) For households or individuals Income of $4,501 to $7,999 will receive $200 voucher, 4 times over 2023, total $800.
3) For those monthly income of $8000 to $12,000 will get $100 supermarkets Vouchers, 4 times over 2023, total $400.
4) The income earners from $12,001 onwards, they are able to weather the "perfect storm".
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/12/world-most-expensive-cities/#:~:text=New%20York%20and%20Singapore%20have%20been%20named%20the%20most%20expensive,sharpest%20rise%20for%2020%20years
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[6:57 pm, 15/03/2023] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Last time got many stall support Belanja Eat to low income people.
But now many stall drop out and instead charge high price.
[7:00 pm, 15/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors,
We will be closing the chat for today.
Thank you very much for being part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively.
Goodnight!
Megan ๐
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