That is 0.13 percent of the total government expenditure or 0.022 percent of GDP.
He said: "If you are going to quarrel about S$46 million – up or down another S$10 to S$20 million – I say you don't have a sense of proportion." [link]
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On the topic of 'sense of proportion', there are 2772 (based on latest statistics here [pdf file] ) people on social assistance.
They get paid $290 a month. The government's total expenditure on these people is $9,646,560 a year, roughly $10 Million.
That is 0.02% of the total government expenditure, and 0.0047% of the GDP.
But even raising it by $30 seems to be an ordeal,almost like raising the amount more more will bankrupt the goverment [link]
Is it not a government's task to bring closer the income gap, instead of widening it?
So Singaporeans, how's that for proportion?
They get paid $290 a month. The government's total expenditure on these people is $9,646,560 a year, roughly $10 Million.
That is 0.02% of the total government expenditure, and 0.0047% of the GDP.
Even if the government double the amount to $580 , or award social assistance to double the amount of people (thats another 10 million extra), its only 0.04% of the total government expenditure/0.009% of the GDP.
But even raising it by $30 seems to be an ordeal,almost like raising the amount more more will bankrupt the goverment [link]
Is it not a government's task to bring closer the income gap, instead of widening it?
So Singaporeans, how's that for proportion?
