OPINION: Singapore Budget 2011 aka the Year of the Carrot - rmbrown

CNNGo.com, 25 Feb 2011This year, the finance minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, announced as part of the budget report, a "Growth Dividend" payout of between S$600 to S$800 (US$469 to US$625) to Singapore citizens.That was the angpow, or red packet, that we were waiting to hear about. This is an election year when, traditionally, the ruling party dishes out these carrots to sweeten the ground