Budget 2024: CPF Special Account closure at age 55 removes overlaps (TODAY)
Removing the CPF Special Account for those aged 55 and above will "tidy up" the system and also shut down a little-used "shielding" hack that allowed some CPF members to earn a higher interest.
CNA Explains: How will the closure of CPF Special Accounts affect those 55 and older? (CNA)
What exactly was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Budget 2024, and why did the government move to address what experts are calling a CPF "anomaly"?
The Big Read in short: After job cuts by e-commerce firms, what's next for online shopping? (TODAY)
E-commerce firm Lazada’s surprise move to cut jobs last month not only left some affected employees in tears, but also raised the eyebrows of industry watchers here.
Budget 2024: Enterprise Support Package to help SMEs contain costs, though impact will vary (BT)
Observers say SMEs with higher capital requirements in certain industries, or those looking to expand overseas, are more likely to benefit from enhancements to the Enterprise Financing Scheme.
The Big Read: E-commerce layoffs — heyday of online shopping could be over (TODAY)
Could the heyday of e-commerce — which had experienced a surge during the Covid-19 pandemic — be over?
Social spending expected to rise with growing ageing population, need for continued education (CNA)
The healthcare sector accounted for the lion’s share of social spending over the last decade, replacing education as the largest component.
职总：设工会企业去年平均花红高于疫前 加薪幅度低于通胀率 (Zaobao)
过去一年本地服务业和建筑业表现改善，设有工会的企业去年派发的平均花红回到冠病疫情暴发前水平；平均常年加薪虽延续前两年的涨势，但低于整体通货膨胀率。
ST-UOB round-table event to discuss Budget measures to tide S’pore over volatile times (ST)
Budget 2024 will be put under the microscope at a round-table discussion on Feb 19 organised by The Straits Times and UOB.
解码预算案热词：除了民生与经济 社会人文环境课题愈受重视 (Zaobao)
《联合早报》针对李总理过去19年主政年间的22份财政预算案声明（2020年共发表四份抗疫预算案）进行数据分析，得出16个在任何一年声明中出现至少50次的词汇。