Singaporeans call for more SkillsFuture credits, support for vulnerable groups in Budget 2025 wish list
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In Matthew Lim's WhatsApp group chat with his National Service buddies, football banter and workout routines are frequently brought up. But in the past year, their light-hearted conversations have taken a somber turn after two of the 30-year-old's friends weSingaporeans call for more SkillsFuture credits, support for vulnerable groups in Budget 2025 wish list
In Matthew Lim's WhatsApp group chat with his National Service buddies, football banter and workout routines are frequently brought up. But in the past year, their light-hearted conversations have taken a somber turn after two of the 30-year-old's friends were laid off. Lim, who has been in the tech industry for six years, is not feeling too confident about keeping his job either. He added that the recent news reports of mass layoffs in the once-booming tech sector, such as when consumer electronics giants Dyson and Samsung axed jobs last October, gave him the «chills.» «The price of a cup of kopi first went up by 20 cents, and now 50 cents,» he told AsiaOne on Monday (Feb 3). «I'm not even concerned about a pay raise, but more about whether I will still have a job at the end of the year.» Read more