How does Singapore Benefit from hosting SYOG?

[Tweakmax2]

Seriously what do you think ?

[LoverofCar]

Take F1 race....do you find any different?

[Parkingidiot]

1. Well.. ministars will probably get an increment for job well done, and secure the position as highest paid ministars for another decade

[Dafansu]

these are benefits that cannot be seen

[Babyt]

u mean intangible benefits

[Tweakmax2]

well, my assumption is that singapore is creating a profile telling everyone that we a small country can also hold an international event

[Blackwind]

Seriously what do you think ?

 

1) spore organizers will be able to better organize and handle big events learning from our current yog experience?

[Bystander50]

1. STB will announce we have another xx% increasse in tourist coming to sg.

2. IRAS will collect more GST from the expenses and spendings.

3. Hotel room bookings up --> signs of economy "recovering".

4. There'll be lots of Volvos and buses put up on lelong sale after the event. More revenue for LTA when COE up. Add cheap Acer laptops and Samsung handphones.

5. Looking at long term gains, GST will increase after erection to recover the overshot budget.

 

 

 

 

[Felipe]

Take F1 race....do you find any different?

of course. look at the number of advertisers for F1. Compare that to YOG and you get the difference. You're talking about the no.1 motoring sports event in the world vs the Youth Olympics. I don't even begin to dare question the gap between them.

[Tweakmax2]

what do u understand by this sentence

 

" In like manner the youth olympic is a young persons' passage to positioned performance.

[questionedfish]

the more global we are, the higher the cost of living is going to be

[Rollagt]

Its called Visiblity.

 

Only when the red dot is visible world wide, investors will be aware of its existence and more convinced abt its capabilities.

 

Arbo U see so many countries are fighting like mad to host big events like the World Cup, Olympics etc.

[Fcw75]

I only know that after this and 2011 elections, GST will go up to 10% which is their target in the first place.

 

Must remember, GST helps the poor!

[Johorat]

Its called Visiblity.

 

Only when the red dot is visible world wide, investors will be aware of its existence and more convinced abt its capabilities.

 

Arbo U see so many countries are fighting like mad to host big events like the World Cup, Olympics etc.

 

But our only contender is Moscow and no others leh?

[Kangadrool]

At least F1 and YOG got the support from gahmen.

 

The Singapore stopover and inport yacht race of Volvo Ocean Race in 2008/9 did not garner enough support from people and gahmen here. The exhibition at Sentosa Race Village was free and yet attendance was disappointing and worse for the race. Think, they won't be coming back again.

[NightWind]

1. Well.. ministars will probably get an increment for job well done, and secure the position as highest paid ministars for another decade

 

Apart from the million dollar ministars increments common folks like us wont see any benefits from F1, YOG or increases in GNP/GDP. If anything the F1 & YOG are a real pain;

 

a) Traffic Congestion, road closures

b) Day in day out listen to that silly propaganda PAP song on radio untill i wana puke

c) TV channels all filled with boring YOG events that no body cares about

d) For F1 the Sun Tec retailers lose heaps of $$$ due to loss of business from road closures.

 

The PAP's propaganda machine (Shitty Times) will of cause say that out of the millions spent on events, millions of revenue are also generated. Of cause where that all goes, how any of the revenue reaches common folks like us, will remain a complete mystery.

[Thaiyotakamli]

I only know that after this and 2011 elections, GST will go up to 10% which is their target in the first place.

 

Must remember, GST helps the poor!

did it help the middle class?? is income tax also help the poor?? I see the country getting prosperous but the poor somehow still poor....

[Thaiyotakamli]

by the way r u sure SYOG benefit SG?? it only benefit in term of publicity. but the congestion everyday cause millions losses and did not benefit singaporean. apart of hotel room increase, more rev for gahmen, i see nothing beneficial about YOG!