From Business Times article.
Rising costs
Education
June
Some NUS course fees up by average of 14 per cent
Utilities
July
Electricity tariffs up by almost 9 per cent for Jul to Sep
September
Electricity tariffs up by average of 0.86 cents per kilowatt-hour for Oct to Dec
December
Electricity tariffs to go up by nearly 6 per cent per kilowatt-hour in January this year, the highest increase since 2001
Housing
July
Resale price index for HDB flats up 2.9 per cent from three months before HDB rents at 10-year high
September
As at end-September, HDB resale price index up by about 11 per cent since start of year
October
Private home prices up 8.3 per cent between Jul and Sep to highest level in 10 years
November
Annual values of HDB flats to be raised in Jan 2008, meaning property taxes (4 per cent of annual values of owner-occupied homes) will rise
Annual values to increase by average of 18 per cent for four-room and executive flats, 20 per cent for one-, two- and five-room flats, 25 per cent for three-room flats
Transport
July
Vehicle owners who park in CBD pay 20 per cent more than last year in monthly season parking charges
February
ERP rates at CTE, PIE & ECP up by 50 cents
April
Petrol and diesel prices up by 10 cents a litre
July
Pump prices up by 2 cents a litre days after a 2 per cent point GST hike sent petrol and diesel prices up by 0.23 to 0.33 cents a litre
August
ERP rates for cars passing Orchard Road, YMCA and Fort Canning Tunnel gantries up 50 cents
October
Adult EZ-Link bus fares up by 1 to 2 cents
Petrol and diesel price up 3 to 5 cents a litre
November
ERP rates up. New gantries built
Petrol and diesel price up to five cents, pushing all but one grade of petrol above $2 mark
December
Taxi fare hike
Health
January
NUH's A&E fees up from $70 to $80
February
Private fees for specialist outpatient clinics at SGH up by $5
KKH raises private fees for specialist outpatient clinics and ward treatment fees for all patients. Estimated impact on bill size is 0.2 per cent to 4.3 per cent
April
SGH's C-class patients pay $1 more. Those in B2 wards pay $3 more
May
Subsidised patients at four public hospitals pay $24 or $25 for visit to specialist clinic, up from about $21
NUH's ward charges for B2 & C-class wards up by $2
Polyclinic consultation fees for adults, which used to be standard $8, now $8 to $8.80. $4 to $4.50 for elderly and young children, up from $4
July
CGH's A&E fee up by $10, daily treatment fee for B2 and C-class wards up by $1, daily ward charge for B2 wards up by $1
Food
June
Prices of milk up, according to Case survey. Price of condensed milk up by 10 to 50 cents, 15 to 47 cents for evaporated milk, 10 to 55 cents for four brands of fresh milk
Two price hikes for Malaysian eggs in one week, bringing total increase to 1 cent per egg
October
Fresh chicken prices up by 30 to 90 cents per kg
Flour prices up 30 per cent
November
Over 100 bakeries to raise bread prices by up to 20 per cent after jump in flour prices
Noodle prices up 20 to 30 per cent
Others
July
GST hike from 5 per cent to 7 per cent
Hike of 1.5 to 1.8 per cent for Nets transactions
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