Tee Koon Hui and Hong Seung Hyun

BOTH WRITERS ARE FROM ASEAN+3 MACROECONOMIC RESEARCH OFFICE. TEE KOON HUI IS SENIOR ECONOMIST AND HONG SEUNG HYUN IS GROUP HEAD AND LEAD ECONOMIST

The focus lately has shifted decisively towards cost-of-living relief. Transfers for households take the form of, for example, GST Vouchers.

Singapore’s special transfers expenditure: a strategic fiscal approach to resource allocation

The mechanism behind this spending shows how institutional design can balance short-term responsiveness with long-term discipline