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A Singapore working mother’s three-item wish list for Budget 2023

As crowdsourced from a multitude of working parents.

Jeanette Tan
Published Mon, Feb 13, 2023 · 05:50 AM
    • A breastfeeding mother expressing milk at her desk at work.
    • A breastfeeding mother expressing milk at her desk at work. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK

    WHEN I first heard that a new suite of measures to better support parenthood will be announced at this year’s Budget speech, I knew I needed to chime in even if it might be too late to matter (yes, I’m aware the speech will be delivered tomorrow).

    To make this list meaningful, I cast my net into my 200-plus-strong mummy WhatsApp group, and looped in my modest Instagram following for good measure. Here are three top asks borne of our collective insight, arranged by popularity:

    1) Promoting flexi-work and flexible hours

    This was a big one – could the government improve incentives for companies to implement flexi-work and flexi-hour policies?

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