An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Not “could” because of the toll increases.
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck told Parliament on Tuesday that consumers could be affected by affected by “pass-through impact” on inflation. “In particular, as some of our food imports and lifestyle and furniture products are transported via the Causeway, the higher land transport cost may be passed on to consumers.”
However, he suggested that any such impact on consumers is expected to be small, as the majority of Singapore’s food imports and lifestyle and furniture products are still transported by sea or air. (BT on Wednesday).
Er eggs and vegetables come via Causeway....
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10-10-2014, 06:20 PM
Blur Ser Fcuk says higher toll charges will not affect prices....
