SENIOR CITIZENS DISCOUNT EXTENDED
Sheng Siong will also extend its 4 per cent discount for senior citizens to the end of next year.
Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents aged 60 are entitled to the discount when they present their NRIC, Pioneer Generation or Merdeka Generation cards on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
A spending limit of S$200 (US$150) a receipt will apply.
“During the pandemic, exceptions were made for family members running grocery errands on behalf of seniors to benefit from the senior citizen discount programme,” said Sheng Siong.
This arrangement will continue, it added.
Pioneer Generation refers to those who were born on or before Dec 31, 1949, and became Singapore citizens on or before Dec 31, 1986.
Merdeka Generation seniors include those born between Jan 1, 1950, and Dec 31, 1959, and became Singapore citizens on or before Dec 31, 1996.
Singapore’s core inflation had risen to 5.5 per cent in January and February this year, a 14-year high, before trending downwards. Core inflation came in at 3.3 per cent in October.