Cash Transfers Should be Temporary

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 23 Jul 2019 · 07:45 am · 8 mins listen

The disbursement of petrol subsidies through cash handouts is an improvement over the administrative nightmare of monitoring eligibility at the pump, which itself is better than a blanket subsidy. But handouts in general may not be efficacious over the long term.

Presented by:

Lyn Mak,Julian Ng,Wong Shou Ning

Categories:

Politics,Law and Legal Matters,Social Issues,Investments

Tags:

petrol subsidy, domestic trade ministry, cash transfers, B40, universal basic income

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