[doctorzlo]

Did shopping yesterday and compared the following prices I paid yesterday with what I paid six months ago:

Cherry tomatoes: $2 per pkt, six months ago:$1 per pkt..increase of 100%
Spring onions: $0.80c per bunch, six months ago: $0.40c per bunch ..increase of 100%
Parsley: $1.50 per bunch, six months ago: $0.60 per bunch..increase of 150%
Fish: $30 per kilo, six months ago: $20 per kilo...increase of 50%
40-Day bananas: $2 per kilo, six months ago: $1.30 per kilo ...increase of 54%
Dole papaya: $3.50 per kilo, six months ago: $2.50 per kilo...increase of 40%
Magnum mini six pack: $10.90, six months ago..$9.90..increase of 10%
Israel's sharon persimmons: $4.50 per box...six months ago $3.20 per box..increase of 40%
Lemon: $0.60c per piece..six months ago..$0.35c per piece..increase of 71%
Chicken breast: $2.20c per piece..six months ago $1.50 per piece..increase of 46%

These are no luxury food but are ordinary food items consumed by the average Singaporean. The prices are there for all to see and compare.

Yet, we have Tharman making opinated false statements such as:

"The high inflation rate does not reflect the reality for average Singaporeans, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Speaking at the May Day dinner on Sunday, Tharman said that, while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by about 5.2 per cent in March in this year from the same month last year, “it does not mean that the average Singaporean will feel this high inflation”.

And many PAP ministers are like him...making subjective statements which contradict the truth. Do they realise that Singaporeans are no fools and they infuriate Singaporeans with such falsehoods?

Singaporeans must show their displeasure and annoyance with political leaders like Tharman who dont improve lives of Singaporeans but try to talk theselves out of problems that Singaporeans face daily.