The broad suite of measures announced tally up to a record $143.1 billion, an increase from the $134.2 billion spent in the 2024 financial year.

“Major card-issuing banks have adjusted their fraud surveillance measures in response and have prevented $53.9 million of losses in Q4 2024,”

He said the Government had been providing greater support over the past two years to cushion the impact of rising costs on Singaporeans.

371 blocks chosen for upgrades are located in estates that include Choa Chu Kang, Pasir Ris, Tampines and Jurong West, and more than $407 million for the works is allocated.

Those with more “aspirational wants”, such as travel, hobbies and charitable giving, will need to accumulate up to S$1.3 million.

The platform offers an attractive interest rate on customers’ first S$20,000, and another rate on the next S$30,000. At the moment the rates on offer are 3.3 per cent and 3 per cent per annum,

SingStat noted that the main contributors to inflation in 2024 were accommodation, food, hospital and outpatient services, holiday expenses and bus and train fares.

Victims would be asked to open accounts at crypto exchanges and transfer money into the accounts to purchase cryptocurrencies.

Observers expect rebates for both corporate income and personal income taxes, to alleviate cost pressures

High Court Judge Vinodh Coomaraswamy noted that there is a strong basis for “gifting” in cases involving couples and their matrimonial homes.

“The challenge is, can such a fund produce returns that are better than the very generous, risk-free, guaranteed returns that the government already provides?

The site then executes a hidden smart contract, which transfers victims’ funds out of the wallet.