Page 2 - Social Compact News Today

The Social Compact by Government, the private sector and labour designed to keep mark-ups down on certain items, ended on July 31. Nation News spoke to several shoppers this past week, and many said they were now more selective about what they bought and shopped around for the best prices. “Every month you’re buying the same things but the prices going up. You have to buy some things when they …

City has still not upgraded the settlement in spite of a 2016 court ruling

At IPS 35th Anniversary Conference, DPM Lawrence Wong discussed Singapore’s Social Compact and Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann spoke the nation’s housing policies.

California’s Future of Work Commission issued a report on how the state can eliminate work poverty through programs that guarantee work opportunities and a million new jobs in clean energy.

Increases to the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty aren’t ideal for Singapore’s short-term foreign investment flows, but inaction would destroy its financial system, writes Tien Foo Sing (NUS).

The private sector has welcomed Government’s decision not to impose any new taxes in the 2023 Budget. However the sector is concerned about the lack of detail relating to several key measures intended to spur growth and improve efficiency in the public sector.Responding to the budgetary proposals presented by Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday, Chairman of the Private Sector Association (BPSA) Trisha Tannis said there was “unanimous support for the announcement of no new imposition of tax...

Ramaphosa probably gave the best speech he could have, given the circumstances, his ideological straitjacket, and his complete lack of spine. It didn’t inspire hope, though.

Within a week, Barbadians should benefit from the savings of a second Social Compact between Government and the private sector. This was disclosed today by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds, who brokered the deal among stakeholders. He said that he expected the proposal, which was now over to Cabinet, would be signed off within a week. In the meantime, business entities agreed to maintain the parameters …

The president’s state of the nation address (Sona) provides an annual “opportunity” (an SA cliché if ever there was one) to review past successes and failures, and to set out the course ahead. Lately, the successes have been outweighed by the failures and the course ahead has been anything but clear.

In his State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa will speak to a country weary of his fealty to a corrupt ANC and his inability to govern with conviction.