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S2E13: What’s in the budget for me?
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CDC vouchers are welcome, but young people also want more housing, jobs and childcare help.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Budget 2025 has come and gone - the time we Singaporeans look for some free money and vouchers.
This year, a big theme was around helping to alleviate the cost of living especially with inflation in the last few years.
But exactly how much did the Budget have for us young people in our 20s and 30s, and what are the remaining problems that are untackled?
In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan looks at what the Budget gave and what young people might want from it in the future.
Her guests are young financial literacy expert from DBS Shawn Lee, and investment strategy managing director Vasu Menon from OCBC.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:39 What were the top three Budget goodies for us?
6:15 Help for young parents and families
8:58 Feeling the cost of living pinch
12:21 No housing measures this Budget?
18:31 Help for young people looking for jobs?
25:10 What would you tell PM Wong given the chance?
27:44 Giving your Budget 2026 wishlist
Read Sue-Ann Tan's articles: https://str.sg/mvSa
Follow Sue-Ann Tan on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/A86X
Host: Sue-Ann Tan ([email protected])
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow
Follow Headstart On Record Podcast channel here:
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Feedback to: [email protected]
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Chapters
1. What’s in the budget for me? (00:00:00)
2. What were the top three Budget goodies for us? (00:01:39)
3. Help for young parents and families (00:06:15)
4. Feeling the cost of living pinch (00:08:58)
5. No housing measures this Budget? (00:12:21)
6. Help for young people looking for jobs? (00:18:31)
7. What would you tell PM Wong given the chance? (00:25:10)
8. Giving your Budget 2026 wishlist (00:27:44)
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CDC vouchers are welcome, but young people also want more housing, jobs and childcare help.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Budget 2025 has come and gone - the time we Singaporeans look for some free money and vouchers.
This year, a big theme was around helping to alleviate the cost of living especially with inflation in the last few years.
But exactly how much did the Budget have for us young people in our 20s and 30s, and what are the remaining problems that are untackled?
In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan looks at what the Budget gave and what young people might want from it in the future.
Her guests are young financial literacy expert from DBS Shawn Lee, and investment strategy managing director Vasu Menon from OCBC.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:39 What were the top three Budget goodies for us?
6:15 Help for young parents and families
8:58 Feeling the cost of living pinch
12:21 No housing measures this Budget?
18:31 Help for young people looking for jobs?
25:10 What would you tell PM Wong given the chance?
27:44 Giving your Budget 2026 wishlist
Read Sue-Ann Tan's articles: https://str.sg/mvSa
Follow Sue-Ann Tan on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/A86X
Host: Sue-Ann Tan ([email protected])
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow
Follow Headstart On Record Podcast channel here:
Channel: https://str.sg/wB2m
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wuN3
Spotify: https://str.sg/wBr9
Feedback to: [email protected]
Get business/career tips in ST's Headstart newsletter: https://str.sg/headstart-nl
---
Follow more podcast channels:
All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7
ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa
---
Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:
The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB
Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX
---
#headstart
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. What’s in the budget for me? (00:00:00)
2. What were the top three Budget goodies for us? (00:01:39)
3. Help for young parents and families (00:06:15)
4. Feeling the cost of living pinch (00:08:58)
5. No housing measures this Budget? (00:12:21)
6. Help for young people looking for jobs? (00:18:31)
7. What would you tell PM Wong given the chance? (00:25:10)
8. Giving your Budget 2026 wishlist (00:27:44)
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