On the first working day of 2024, I went to the hawker center opposite the institution of the past to dine.When the tea stall was hot, I looked up at the price on the signboard, and there were no traces of modification.

In order to avoid paying less, the other party also had the embarrassment of reminder, I took the initiative to ask my head to ask about the price of sugar -free coffee.What he reported was the price of publicity.In other words, the hot drink at this stall has no price increase.

The word "rising" can always affect people's nerves.

Lianhe Zaobao has held the "word description of the year" activity since 2011. It is selected for the Chinese characters representing that year. The only "rising" for the twice election so far is a good proof.

The government has increased the consumption tax twice in the past two years, and two percentage points have been raised. Coupled with the rise in energy prices and rising raw materials caused by the international situation, the price of almost no goods or services can remain unchanged.

In terms of tea stalls, suppliers have stated that the price of coffee powder will rise by 20%, and the water cost will increase each cubic meter from April 1, 2024.improve.

While inflation is high, the price of hundreds is rising, and if the boss does not raise salaries for employees, it is equivalent to reducing salaries in disguise.Therefore, the salary of tea stall employees should also be raised in order to make it over.

All this adds up to the increase in business costs.However, according to a survey by a reporter from Friends, most of the coffee shop operators interviewed said that if they can still cope, they will try to adapt as much as possible, and the price of tea water will not be high in the short term.

Some operators also consider the elderly residents of the old district to not increase the price as much as possible.

The price increase is still a problem. This is the problem.The price increase, worrying that it scares away the customers; without the price increase, it means that profits are diluted.

The latest survey released by the International Market Research Institution IPSOS on December 20 last year shows that Nearly 90 % of Singaporeans think the domestic price rises will be faster than the pace of salary increase.

Most of the surveys are younger Singaporeans with stable work.However, the biggest impact on prices is the elderly who have no job, or low -income people who have no increase in salary for various reasons.

In the past few years, we often see the public complaining about the rise in food prices on social media, especially some of the hawker centers meals, which almost increased the price in the "three -level jump" manner.

The posts of the price increase in the price of restaurants are relatively less.This verification from a perspective that the hawker center is the fact that the Singapore people's community canteen is the fact that most people believe that the food prices of the hawker center should be as low as possible.

But don't forget that hawkers have to earn reasonable income. Like all Singaporeans, they face the rise in prices.There is more helpless choice for price increases, and those who choose not to rise are their own adherence.

At this time, instead of focusing on the price of price increases, we might as well pay attention to stalls that have not adjusted the price around us, and use practical actions to support their persistence and sell more.Price.

When Singapore enters another stage, when it comes to a new social contract, I also hope that more people will donate Blandja A Meal to provide free meals for those in need.Because the disadvantaged group around you should be the responsibility of everyone.