8 PAP TCs raise S&CC Charges: price fixing like petrol companies?

[Confuseous]

Service and conservancy (S&CC) charges will be going up at eight town councils from 1 April onwards.

Owners of one and two-room flats will see fees go up by $1 and $1.50 per month respectively, but dwellers of three-room flats and larger will see higher increments of between $4.50 and $10.50 per month by 1 April next year.

The increase will be done in two stages, announced the Sembawang Town Council on behalf of the other seven — Ang Mo Kio, Marine Parade, Moulmein-Kallang, Nee Soon, Pasir Ris-Punggol, Potong Pasir and Jurong (which previously already raised its fees in 2010). The first increase will take place on 1 April this year, and the next a year afterward.

See a breakdown of the rates for Singapore citizens who do not own private property here:


http://sg.news.yahoo.com/higher-ser...rom-1-april-at-8-town-councils-112106432.html

 

[ykhuser]

hum chee peng liao
there will more serious drought.

 

[Cestbon]

As expected. I already said that S&C fee will up due to more lift need to maintain after upgrading and salary increase.
It will increase more when worker levy up. Those cleaner/up keeping plant all are done by FT. Levy up sure contractor will up their contract and in the end consumer need to pay extra.

 

[laksaboy]

Amazingly, my PAP town council isn't one of the eight town councils that are going to raise fees.

However, I still get bad vibes and I sense something ominous awaiting.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Competition Commission of S'pore to investigate?

 

[GoldenDragon]

However, I still get bad vibes and I sense something ominous awaiting.

A big bomb coming?

 

[ZorrorroZ]

Nothing changes.. PAP gives $8billion to pioneer generation.. claw back tens of billions from the rest of us.

 

[ahhock24]

A third of S&CC we pay goes to sinking fund which is a massive $2B (last reported in 2008). About time we tune down that % when a certain quantum is reached.

They will tell you the operational deficit, but size of sinking fund goes unreported.

Town council HUAT AH!

 

[whoami]

Fret not. Come 2015, no more increases cos 2016 around the corner..

 

[da dick]

more bloody nonsense. thse chrages shoulde have always been part of the rent, and like the rent, should be negotiated every few years. there just anyhow raise now because its separated.

 

[oratedar]

PAP TCs have dumped so much residents' money into toxic mini bonds. That's why they need to raise the charges. Now they are even questioning AHPETC for questionable accounting methods. KNNB.

 

[ykhuser]

. Levy up sure contractor will up their contract and in the end consumer need to pay extra.

isnt the levy collected recycle back to gov fund?

A third of S&CC we pay goes to sinking fund which is a massive $2B (last reported in 2008). About time we tune down that % when a certain quantum is reached.

with the current WP team balless confrontation,we will not get any answer even after 2016