Economics
Singapore Aims to Blunt Inflation With $1.1 Billion Aid Plan
- Direct payments, rebates to help most-vulnerable groups
- Package won’t tap past reserves, funded through revenues
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Singapore announced a S$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) package to shield lower-income households from surging costs of living, joining fiscal policymakers globally in blunting the pain of sustained price pressures.