It is said that numbers speak for themselves, but when it comes to the cost of living, they sometimes do not.
The issue of rising costs and managing one's income is vexing Singaporeans enough that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about it a fortnight ago during the National Day Rally, which is considered the biggest political speech of the year.
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