Subsidies

Eligible households can apply for public transport vouchers from Jan 20

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Villagers shiver in China’s north as government gas subsidies shrink

The combination of impoverished local governments, energy market reforms and a stalling economy weighing on farming income growth is forcing many in rural China to make hard choices about necessities such as heating.

Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers New Year's speech at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, on Jan 1, 2026.

SkillsFuture credits, CDC vouchers: How to claim them before they expire

ActiveSG credits, which can be used to pay for healthy lifestyle programmes and access to facilities, gyms and pools, have to be claimed by Dec 31, 2025.

Patients with rarer types of diabetes can get up to 80% in subsidies for monitoring devices

Ms Ng Zhuang Shu, who has monogenic diabetes, uses the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system to monitor her blood sugar levels. This system currently is the only CGM device eligible for government subsidies.

US says Bolivia's reforms will encourage international investment

Bolivia president removes fuel subsidies

A person refuels a car after Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced his government would remove long-standing fuel subsidies in a bid to shore up public accounts, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Future hospitals could see merger of B2 and C wards under new facilities design framework

Subsidised wards with 8 beds or even more will likely be phased out with the implementation of a national design framework which standardises ward layouts for public hospitals in Singapore.

Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman

Obamacare health subsidy to end as US Senate rejects duelling remedies

The Democratic bill aims to extend Covid-era subsidies for three years, while the Republican bill would have sent up to US$1,500 (S$1,940) to individuals earning less than 700 per cent of federal poverty level.

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