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As of 8 June 2013, Singapore's unemployment rate is around 1.9% and the country's economy has a lowered growth rate, with a rate of 1.8% on a quarter-by-quarter basis—compared to 14.8% in 2010. 2015 and 2016 saw a downturn for the nation as GDP growth shrunk to just 2 percent.
This is the list of countries by government budget. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The following tables show the governmental budget balance, in millions of US dollars or millions of local currency units (LCU, the most commonly used in the country) and as ...
On 16 February 2021 (Budget Day), Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat announced that GST will be imposed on imported low-value goods brought in via air and sea transport, which took effect on 1 January 2023, ensuring that local and overseas providers are treated fairly.
Singapore on Tuesday announced around $4.5 billion in financial packages to help contain the coronavirus outbreak in the city-state and weather its economic impact, paving the way for its biggest ...
As of 2023, the total size of the reserves has been estimated to be at least S$ 2.5 trillion (2024) ( US$ 1.87 trillion ), based on publicly available data from GIC, [a] Temasek, [b] MAS, [c] and CPF, [d] among others. It is generally assumed that Singapore's reserves are far-reaching and significant. However, the Government has consistently ...
Government of Singapore: Headquarters: 100 High Street, #06-03 The Treasury, Singapore 179434: Motto: Growth with Opportunity for All: Employees: 3,858 (2018) Annual budget: S$1.02 billion (2019) Ministers responsible
Education in Singapore; Ministry of Education; Minister responsible: Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education: National education budget (2022) Budget: S$13.2 billion: General details
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to consist of the President and the Executive. Executive authority of Singapore is vested in the President but exercised on the advice of the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister. The President, acting as the Head of State, may only act in their discretion in ...