Ruffles Potato Chips
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In the future, we will have 10% GST to help poor ppl like PM Lee and SM Goh.
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Paper: Business Times, The (Singapore)
Title: Passports will not be cheaper
Author: Leong Sze Hian, Singapore
Date: March 31, 2005
I REFER to media reports that the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
(ICA) will lower the passport fee from $70 to $60 or $50 (for applications online or by post), for passports that are issued on or after April 1.
However, passports will have their validity slashed from 10 years to five. The reason given was 'to incorporate new technologies into the Singapore passport more rapidly and deter errant persons or syndicates from forging or abusing our passports'.
If the 10-year passport fee was $70, then logically the five-year fee should be half, which is $35. The new fees are proportional increases of 71 and 43 per cent respectively.
If three million Singaporeans apply or renew their passports, the additional revenue to the ICA is $45 million (3 million x $15), that is assuming everyone does so online or by post.
I would like to ask whether the ICA operates at a profit, and if so, what were its profits for previous years?
If every time a public agency decides to increase fees by such a large margin, 'to incorporate new technologies more rapidly', then the cost of
living and inflation in Singapore may go up even more.
Is there a process or panel to scrutinise how the quantum of public fee
increases are determined and whether they are justified?
Perhaps the headline for this report should read as 'More expensive
passports' rather than 'Cheaper passports'.
Author: Leong Sze Hian, Singapore
Copyright, 2005, Singapore Press Holdings Limited -
lays is going at 3.75 isnt it?Originally posted by pinkish purple papayas:Did u check the pricing on Lays? i prefer Lays..i hope the pricing did not increase too..
Why do u like ruffles? i like Lays because the chips are thinner sliced..
Sunny, ur answer here
-> http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod/messages?msg=126064.1
very expensive but i really like it. -
Erm.... I really needa say this... Erm....
False Alarm~!!!!!!
Not all 7-11 raise prices... I visited 2 more 7-11 at diff location today and they are still going at $3.50... -
Not good for health, has trans fat and alot sodium.Originally posted by dragg:lays is going at 3.75 isnt it?
very expensive but i really like it. -
dun like Lays, prefer Ruffles and Pringles.....
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All lots of sodium and trans fat.Originally posted by FireIce:dun like Lays, prefer Ruffles and Pringles.....
I prefer Kettle Low Fat Chips & Terra Red Bliss Olive Oil, Sundried Tomato & Balsamic Vinegar.
Santa's Tai Tai, I have been nice all year round, could I have a bag of Kettle chips for X'mas? -
isnt this exactly why it is addictive?Originally posted by maurizio13:Not good for health, has trans fat and alot sodium.