[Poll] Majority of Singaporeans Say The PAP Handled Inflation 'Badly'!

[Franjipani]

[Poll] Majority of Singaporeans Say The PAP Handled Inflation 'Badly'!​

More than half of Singaporeans think the government is handling inflation “badly,” according to a new poll, highlighting challenges facing the country’s leaders as the nation undergoes a political transition.

About 55% of respondents in the mid-May survey conducted by pollster Blackbox Research Pte. said the government was handling everyday price rises “badly.” Almost 20% said it was tackled “very badly,” while 36% felt it was dealt with “quite badly.” At the same time, 37% said the government was performing “quite well” and 7% said “very well.”

More than nine in 10 Singaporeans said inflation has affected their lives, with 37% indicating a “significant” impact, according to the poll based on interviews with 758 people aged 20 and above. It has a margin of error of 3%.

That sentiment is an indication of the challenges finance minister and prime minister in-waiting Lawrence Wong faces in convincing voters that the ruling People’s Action Party is doing enough to tackle sharp price rises. Many governments and central banks are acting in tandem to shield their citizens from the cost-of-living crisis sweeping the world.

“A perfect storm has emerged post-pandemic that will test the Singaporean government over the next 12 months as it not only seeks to bring about a speedy recovery but also bed in new political leadership,” said David Black, the founder and chief executive officer of Blackbox.

Singapore’s cost pressures have been persistent this year, prompting the central bank to tighten monetary policy and revise expectations for price-growth that could crimp the broader post-Covid growth recovery. While officials are hopeful that nominal wage growth will outpace inflation this year, economists see prices remaining elevated in the city-state through 2023.

Global inflation, exacerbated by supply-side pressures caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has filtered through to consumers worldwide, even as early signs of inflation peaking appear.

In an indication of the risks facing the city-state’s economic recovery as it emerges from strict Covid restrictions, respondents said they have cut back on their spending due to inflation, with nearly nine in 10 spending less on clothing, restaurants, and entertainment at cinemas and theaters.

Wong has committed to help residents to cope with consumption tax increases set to kick in initially next year in his maiden budget delivered in February.

About 57% of low-income respondents -- earning below S$2,500 ($1,800) a month -- said the government was doing badly, while 59% of medium-low income households, earning S$,2500 to S$6,600, felt the same, the survey showed.

Other key points from the poll include:

• Singaporeans are feeling the most inflation pain in petrol prices (35%), followed by utility prices (34%), and at supermarkets (28%)

• 66% of Singaporeans say they feel negatively about rising public housing prices

• Only 44% believe that they will be economically better off this year than 2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-10/majority-of-singaporeans-say-inflation-handled-badly-poll

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

Oh well...pretty simple mathematics...if gst stayed at 7% and the country's net inflow is say 100 billion, the only way this dosent remain status quo is that some outflow or spending somewhere has increased

 

[syed putra]

It's weird because sinkie currency did not depreciate like it's neighbours. So by right, inflation should be minimal.
But when oil prices came down, PAP increased taxes on petroleum products so the benefit of strong currency did not filter down. Probably same with other consumer products and food items.

 

[batman1]

PAP handled inflation very badly.There is no incentive or motivation to reduce the costs of living in red dot i.e. u die is your budiness.

 

[winners]

Not happy then vote them out at the next GE loh. Lawrence Wong will then become the shortest reigned PM in Singapore's political history.

 

[Sideswipe]

getting screwed by pap again and again but keep voting for them in the elections. sinkies truly deserve this shit.

 

[Liquigas]

Too many voters work directly or indirectly for the govt. Do you expect a school teacher, a policeman, a Singtel technician and a govt contractor or supplier to vote against PAP?

 

[VanDick]

Too many voters work directly or indirectly for the govt. Do you expect a school teacher, a policeman, a Singtel technician and a govt contractor or supplier to vote against PAP?

- School teacher may vote against pappy because of overworked, and taking too much shit from the parents
- Policeman may vote against pappy because they are afraid that the Sri Lankans will one day take over their jobs
- Singtel technician may vote against pappy because he is getting anxious that tomorrow a Pajeet Ceca will steal his rice bowl
- Govt contractor or supplier may vote against the pappy because the gahment is notorious for holding back payments (Just ask the vendors chasing for months for CDC voucher payments)

 

[Pinkieslut]

- School teacher may vote against pappy because of overworked, and taking too much shit from the parents
- Policeman may vote against pappy because they are afraid that the Sri Lankans will one day take over their jobs
- Singtel technician may vote against pappy because he is getting anxious that tomorrow a Pajeet Ceca will steal his rice bowl
- Govt contractor or supplier may vote against the pappy because the gahment is notorious for holding back payments (Just ask the vendors chasing for months for CDC voucher payments)

Add to your last point, those in the contractor circles know that even our MIW has not qualms using JB based Matland contractors due to cheaper quotes. The Matland contractors can register a company in Singapore, but only drive in their technicians during work day. Been like that for a long time.

 

[superpower]

Too many voters work directly or indirectly for the govt. Do you expect a school teacher, a policeman, a Singtel technician and a govt contractor or supplier to vote against PAP?

Why not? Your vote is secret. Whether you vote PAP or not, you still get to keep your job and if enough oppo seats are won the PAP would have to rethink its extractive policies that only favour the GLCs, big corporations and rich folks.

 

[bobby]

Why not? Your vote is secret. Whether you vote PAP or not, you still get to keep your job and if enough oppo seats are won the PAP would have to rethink its extractive policies that only favour the GLCs, big corporations and rich folks.

 

[superpower]

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Yes, there's a serial no. But in all my years as a counting and polling agent, they've never re-opened the polling boxes after they were sealed.

The government is not interested in which individual voted for which party; they're interested in the vote distribution by party in every polling district so as to facilitate gerrymandering for the next election.

 

[KingFook Sr]

[Poll] Majority of Singaporeans Say The PAP Handled Inflation 'Badly'!​

More than half of Singaporeans think the government is handling inflation “badly,” according to a new poll, highlighting challenges facing the country’s leaders as the nation undergoes a political transition.

About 55% of respondents in the mid-May survey conducted by pollster Blackbox Research Pte. said the government was handling everyday price rises “badly.” Almost 20% said it was tackled “very badly,” while 36% felt it was dealt with “quite badly.” At the same time, 37% said the government was performing “quite well” and 7% said “very well.”

More than nine in 10 Singaporeans said inflation has affected their lives, with 37% indicating a “significant” impact, according to the poll based on interviews with 758 people aged 20 and above. It has a margin of error of 3%.

That sentiment is an indication of the challenges finance minister and prime minister in-waiting Lawrence Wong faces in convincing voters that the ruling People’s Action Party is doing enough to tackle sharp price rises. Many governments and central banks are acting in tandem to shield their citizens from the cost-of-living crisis sweeping the world.

“A perfect storm has emerged post-pandemic that will test the Singaporean government over the next 12 months as it not only seeks to bring about a speedy recovery but also bed in new political leadership,” said David Black, the founder and chief executive officer of Blackbox.

Singapore’s cost pressures have been persistent this year, prompting the central bank to tighten monetary policy and revise expectations for price-growth that could crimp the broader post-Covid growth recovery. While officials are hopeful that nominal wage growth will outpace inflation this year, economists see prices remaining elevated in the city-state through 2023.

Global inflation, exacerbated by supply-side pressures caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has filtered through to consumers worldwide, even as early signs of inflation peaking appear.

In an indication of the risks facing the city-state’s economic recovery as it emerges from strict Covid restrictions, respondents said they have cut back on their spending due to inflation, with nearly nine in 10 spending less on clothing, restaurants, and entertainment at cinemas and theaters.

Wong has committed to help residents to cope with consumption tax increases set to kick in initially next year in his maiden budget delivered in February.

About 57% of low-income respondents -- earning below S$2,500 ($1,800) a month -- said the government was doing badly, while 59% of medium-low income households, earning S$,2500 to S$6,600, felt the same, the survey showed.

Other key points from the poll include:

• Singaporeans are feeling the most inflation pain in petrol prices (35%), followed by utility prices (34%), and at supermarkets (28%)

• 66% of Singaporeans say they feel negatively about rising public housing prices

• Only 44% believe that they will be economically better off this year than 2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-10/majority-of-singaporeans-say-inflation-handled-badly-poll

Sinkies are insane people
They keep having the PAP as rulers and expect their lives to improve.
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"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
Albert Einstein.

 

[superpower]

Sinkies are insane people
They keep having the PAP as rulers and expect their lives to improve.
.
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
Albert Einstein.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

getting screwed by pap again and again but keep voting for them in the elections. sinkies truly deserve this shit.

Coolie gene Sinkies have no spine no backbone no balls no self-respect

 

[nabeifuckpap]

2022 until now prices keep going up but PAP keep denying
Listerine 7.20 7.90 8.50
Meal at HDB aircon mall 8.80
Meal at Food Republic 8.80
Dove anti bacterial soap Venus Beauty 4.90 5.20

 

[Liquigas]

A rough estimate is that at least 40% of voters depend on the government for a living thereby creating a vote bank for the PAP.

 

[birdie69]

[Poll] Majority of Singaporeans Say The PAP Handled Inflation 'Badly'!​

More than half of Singaporeans think the government is handling inflation “badly,” according to a new poll, highlighting challenges facing the country’s leaders as the nation undergoes a political transition.

About 55% of respondents in the mid-May survey conducted by pollster Blackbox Research Pte. said the government was handling everyday price rises “badly.” Almost 20% said it was tackled “very badly,” while 36% felt it was dealt with “quite badly.” At the same time, 37% said the government was performing “quite well” and 7% said “very well.”

More than nine in 10 Singaporeans said inflation has affected their lives, with 37% indicating a “significant” impact, according to the poll based on interviews with 758 people aged 20 and above. It has a margin of error of 3%.

That sentiment is an indication of the challenges finance minister and prime minister in-waiting Lawrence Wong faces in convincing voters that the ruling People’s Action Party is doing enough to tackle sharp price rises. Many governments and central banks are acting in tandem to shield their citizens from the cost-of-living crisis sweeping the world.

“A perfect storm has emerged post-pandemic that will test the Singaporean government over the next 12 months as it not only seeks to bring about a speedy recovery but also bed in new political leadership,” said David Black, the founder and chief executive officer of Blackbox.

Singapore’s cost pressures have been persistent this year, prompting the central bank to tighten monetary policy and revise expectations for price-growth that could crimp the broader post-Covid growth recovery. While officials are hopeful that nominal wage growth will outpace inflation this year, economists see prices remaining elevated in the city-state through 2023.

Global inflation, exacerbated by supply-side pressures caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has filtered through to consumers worldwide, even as early signs of inflation peaking appear.

In an indication of the risks facing the city-state’s economic recovery as it emerges from strict Covid restrictions, respondents said they have cut back on their spending due to inflation, with nearly nine in 10 spending less on clothing, restaurants, and entertainment at cinemas and theaters.

Wong has committed to help residents to cope with consumption tax increases set to kick in initially next year in his maiden budget delivered in February.

About 57% of low-income respondents -- earning below S$2,500 ($1,800) a month -- said the government was doing badly, while 59% of medium-low income households, earning S$,2500 to S$6,600, felt the same, the survey showed.

Other key points from the poll include:

• Singaporeans are feeling the most inflation pain in petrol prices (35%), followed by utility prices (34%), and at supermarkets (28%)

• 66% of Singaporeans say they feel negatively about rising public housing prices

• Only 44% believe that they will be economically better off this year than 2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-10/majority-of-singaporeans-say-inflation-handled-badly-poll

It is a brainless question, just simply look at the COE, BTO flat price and resale price, GST, rental, not to mention the increase in electricity, gas and water price, carbon tax, increase the premium of Medishield Life, the garment is in fact add fuel to the fire, aggravate the inflation.

 

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

I also don't understand while we were facing the steepest inflation in living memory, my country went on to hike GST twice.

 

[shock888]

[Poll] Majority of Singaporeans Say The PAP Handled Inflation 'Badly'!​

More than half of Singaporeans think the government is handling inflation “badly,” according to a new poll, highlighting challenges facing the country’s leaders as the nation undergoes a political transition.

About 55% of respondents in the mid-May survey conducted by pollster Blackbox Research Pte. said the government was handling everyday price rises “badly.” Almost 20% said it was tackled “very badly,” while 36% felt it was dealt with “quite badly.” At the same time, 37% said the government was performing “quite well” and 7% said “very well.”

More than nine in 10 Singaporeans said inflation has affected their lives, with 37% indicating a “significant” impact, according to the poll based on interviews with 758 people aged 20 and above. It has a margin of error of 3%.

That sentiment is an indication of the challenges finance minister and prime minister in-waiting Lawrence Wong faces in convincing voters that the ruling People’s Action Party is doing enough to tackle sharp price rises. Many governments and central banks are acting in tandem to shield their citizens from the cost-of-living crisis sweeping the world.

“A perfect storm has emerged post-pandemic that will test the Singaporean government over the next 12 months as it not only seeks to bring about a speedy recovery but also bed in new political leadership,” said David Black, the founder and chief executive officer of Blackbox.

Singapore’s cost pressures have been persistent this year, prompting the central bank to tighten monetary policy and revise expectations for price-growth that could crimp the broader post-Covid growth recovery. While officials are hopeful that nominal wage growth will outpace inflation this year, economists see prices remaining elevated in the city-state through 2023.

Global inflation, exacerbated by supply-side pressures caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has filtered through to consumers worldwide, even as early signs of inflation peaking appear.

In an indication of the risks facing the city-state’s economic recovery as it emerges from strict Covid restrictions, respondents said they have cut back on their spending due to inflation, with nearly nine in 10 spending less on clothing, restaurants, and entertainment at cinemas and theaters.

Wong has committed to help residents to cope with consumption tax increases set to kick in initially next year in his maiden budget delivered in February.

About 57% of low-income respondents -- earning below S$2,500 ($1,800) a month -- said the government was doing badly, while 59% of medium-low income households, earning S$,2500 to S$6,600, felt the same, the survey showed.

Other key points from the poll include:

• Singaporeans are feeling the most inflation pain in petrol prices (35%), followed by utility prices (34%), and at supermarkets (28%)

• 66% of Singaporeans say they feel negatively about rising public housing prices

• Only 44% believe that they will be economically better off this year than 2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-10/majority-of-singaporeans-say-inflation-handled-badly-poll

SG People will KPKB but do nothing at the polling station. Hopeless liao.