Serious Rubbish Collection Fees To Go Up In 2022! First Change Since 2017! PAP Already Did Its Best To Keep Prices Down!

[JohnTan]

Refuse-collection fees for households will be revised from S$8.25 to S$9.63 a month, including Goods and Services Tax (GST), for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and private apartments that have not opted out of the public waste collection scheme.

For landed homes, fees will rise from S$27.47 to S$32.07 a month, including GST, NEA said in a media release.

The fee hike will amount to S$1.38 a month for households living in public flats and S$4.60 a month for households living in private landed housing. In both cases, that amounts to an increase of 16.7 per cent.

Each household pays its NEA-appointed public waste collectors a monthly refuse collection fee through its monthly utility bill.

The current three public waste collectors serving six sectors across the country are appointed via open competitive tenders.

Refuse collection fees for households are reviewed once every two years and have remained unchanged since 2017.

Average public waste collectors’ charges have increased in tandem with rising operational and manpower costs over the past few years, NEA said.

Household refuse-collection fee can be offset by the GST Voucher – U-Save rebates that help eligible HDB households with their utility expenses.

Households facing financial difficulties may also approach their nearest Social Service Office for assistance.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...ction-fees-167-jan-1-2022-first-rise-2017-nea

 

[syed putra]

Maybe they should consider hiring non graduates to keep cost low

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[laksaboy]

The govt coffers are emptying fast. Time to replenish it with a variety of methods. The GST hike will be the icing on the cake.

I've seen some of the pro-vaccination propaganda published on the SPH newspapers, day after day. Full colour, cover page. I believe they cost more than obituary ads.

 

[borom]

Pay And Pay- 60% ask for it so 40% can suffer more.
Billions spent on subsidies since covid on businesses that some even declare higher profits -and now individuals have to pay .

 

[LexLuthor]

They need money to buy more golf buggy for our Bangla cleaners.

 

[mojito]

Some thing to do with bangla dorm upgrades done recently? Tryna pass off the cost to consumers?

 

[bobby]

This is a load of rubbish news....

 

[myfoot123]

Just like a bunch of expensive PAP garbage..

 

[Majulah]

the middle man [town clown ser ] is also taking a bite of the cake. if we remove middle man the fee would not have to increase.
town clown ser can act as regulator.

 

[LexLuthor]

the middle man [town clown ser ] is also taking a bite of the cake. if we remove middle man the fee would not have to increase.
town clown ser can act as regulator.

Yes, but only for some constituencies where the MP is free to wash the drain and pick up used tampons.

 

[parrardee]

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Refuse-collection fees for households will be revised from S$8.25 to S$9.63 a month, including Goods and Services Tax (GST), for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and private apartments that have not opted out of the public waste collection scheme.

For landed homes, fees will rise from S$27.47 to S$32.07 a month, including GST, NEA said in a media release.

The fee hike will amount to S$1.38 a month for households living in public flats and S$4.60 a month for households living in private landed housing. In both cases, that amounts to an increase of 16.7 per cent.

Each household pays its NEA-appointed public waste collectors a monthly refuse collection fee through its monthly utility bill.

The current three public waste collectors serving six sectors across the country are appointed via open competitive tenders.

Refuse collection fees for households are reviewed once every two years and have remained unchanged since 2017.

Average public waste collectors’ charges have increased in tandem with rising operational and manpower costs over the past few years, NEA said.

Household refuse-collection fee can be offset by the GST Voucher – U-Save rebates that help eligible HDB households with their utility expenses.

Households facing financial difficulties may also approach their nearest Social Service Office for assistance.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...ction-fees-167-jan-1-2022-first-rise-2017-nea

16.7% works out to more than 4% increase per year. 61% asked for it but 99% have to pay.

 

[SinghSons]

 

[JohnTan]

16.7% works out to more than 4% increase per year. 61% asked for it but 99% have to pay.

Workers want higher pay. That higher pay has to come from increased revenue from the organization. It's the same concept for all organizations that have hired staff. Nothing is for free. Oppies just don't get it.

 

[syed putra]

Workers want higher pay. That higher pay has to come from increased revenue from the organization. It's the same concept for all organizations that have hired staff. Nothing is for free. Oppies just don't get it.

Higher pay can come from higher productivity also.

 

[JohnTan]

Higher pay can come from higher productivity also.

For towkays, higher productivity from serfs means increase in revenue with costs kept constant or marginal increase. Only that way can higher productivity from serfs lead to higher pay.