Singapore Number 2 in Raising Electricity Tariffs

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Singapore Number 2 in Raising Electricity Tariffs

<SMALL>October 24th, 2008

</SMALL>Once again, we are ranked near the top of the table. But this time, it’s for raising electrical tariffs!
HK electricity producer CLP Power released a media statement last month that included a table of 21 major cities ranked by how much electricity tariffs they have raised since 2005.
Thanks to our formidable Singapore Power, we are ranked No. 2 in hiking the price of electricity.

Singaporeans see an increase in electricity rates that’s higher than our friends in 19 other major cities that include New York City, Amsterdam, Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul and Paris.
Ok, let’s be fair. It’s the price increase that puts us up there.
The article also compares the actual residential tariffs in absolute terms (in HK currency).
Our electricity is the 12th priciest - not too bad - but the following cities charge cheaper rates: HK, Sydney, Seoul, Wellington, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Vancouver, Taipei, Jarkata and KL.
Let’s also not forget that CLP Power has just reduced its rates while our friendly Singapore Power hiked ours by a whopping 21% due to some fancy formula.




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[makapaaa]

What about the people's pay increase, or should we say decrease?

 

[myjohnson]

It goes to show that a Div 1 government must run a country in a way that places it at the top of statistics in every field of study. For that, they deserve another raise!

 

[metalslug]

PAP eat SHIT loh!!!

 

[Conan the Barbarian]

Wah, Number 2, how can. We must strive to be number 1 as usual.

 

[ahbengsong]

Raise the electricity tariff another 50% and pap will be number 1...

 

[Neh_Neh_Pok]

It is a big joke and damn disgusted that a small itsy bitsy tiny little sinky raise such high electricity tariffs zzzzzzzzzzz

 

[DIVISION1]

We do not aim to be worldclass in every category, please do not be mistaken.

 

[Conan the Barbarian]

It is a big joke and damn disgusted that a small itsy bitsy tiny little sinky raise such high electricity tariffs zzzzzzzzzzz

Why are you disgusted, 66.6% of the people want it. They also rejoice in it.
:p

 

[po2wq]

wat? ... no 2 oni? ... lao kui ler ... muz work harder nex time ...

 

[ah_phah]

number 2 in the world, just slightly behind london........ but we're number 1 in asia! ahead of HK & tokyo by many many body lengths!

not bad lah, silver medalist on the global level, and gold medalist for asia category.... buey pai liao!

give ourselves a stab in the back, and soon we will be world leader!

 

[pia]

Looks like our govt is getting creative to achieve No. 1 spots in the world now that airport and port top spots have gone

What next for No. 1? Water? Taxes? Mandatory savings? Unemployment? Failed investments? The future is bright!

 

[jw5]

Looks like our govt is getting creative to achieve No. 1 spots in the world now that airport and port top spots have gone

What next for No. 1? Water? Taxes? Mandatory savings? Unemployment? Failed investments? The future is bright!

Don't forget Ministers' salaries.
That will always be world class number 1.

 

[JinGanKor]

Don't forget Ministers' salaries.
That will always be world class number 1.

no way they will lose this title, even no.2 + no.3 + no.4 + no.5 + no.6 + no.7 all add up also lose them, how can they ever lose?

Somemore if you look at the rate of their increment, very soon i think the next top 20 countries add up also cant win them.

I wonder when they will achieve their salary = the salary of all the other countries in the world, since those countries at the lower half are drawing really low salaries.

 

[pia]

Don't forget Ministers' salaries.
That will always be world class number 1.

That's not "next". It is already No. 1

 

[0939]

Anyway, thanks to the 66.6%

 

[halsey02]

We do not aim to be worldclass in every category, please do not be mistaken.

Ha ha ha ha!!! that is an understatement!

 

[sherrry]

Only shows how well they do their maths. 22% hike in tariffs, ranking us over & above all other countries in Asia means something. Their year end bonus is fattening.

 

[TeeKee]

Singaporeans see an increase in electricity rates that’s higher than our friends in 19 other major cities that include New York City, Amsterdam, Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul and Paris.

do you have a chart to show salary increases of blue collars workers employees?

then we can estimate when the riots could happen.

 

[TeeKee]

Anyway, thanks to the 66.6%

no thanks to GRCs!!

if not 33.3% of opposition votes would not have been translated to 2% of the opposition representation in the Parliament!!