Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 25)

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Legal minds at the ballot box: What lawyers bring to Singapore’s political landscape

EACH represents not just legal acumen, but specialised knowledge in different legal domains that could inform various aspects of legislation.

Private home prices up 0.8%, rents rise 0.4% in Q1: URA

PRICES ease from a 2.3% growth in the previous quarter; sales volume dips.

HDB Q1 resale price growth slows to 1.6% on higher housing supply

TRANSACTION volume of resale flats rises 2.6% in the quarter, to 6,590 units.

GE2025: Government has to fund programmes ‘responsibly’: Desmond Lee on PSP proposal to cut GST to 7%

THE government will need to ensure it has sufficient resources to support an ageing population, as well as to help Singaporeans through the challenges of a “changing global order”.

Are Singapore’s supermarkets ‘tariff-proof’?

WHILE most grocery prices will remain stable, consumers are likely to tighten their belts ahead of an uncertain economic outlook, say analysts.