Ms Ang is currently Chairman of the Singapore Polytechnic, NUS Institute of Systems Science and SISTIC.com Pte Ltd. She is a Nominated Member of Parliament and the Non-Resident Ambassador of Singapore to the Holy See. She was formerly IBM Vice President, Asia Pacific and had spent 10 years on international assignments in Tokyo and Beijing. Ms Ang also serves as Independent Director of various boards, foundations and councils.
Ms Ang was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2019 and the Singapore Computer Society IT Leaders Award – Hall of Fame in 2018. She was also awarded the NUS Business School Eminent Alumni Award in 2014, the NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 2015 and most recently, the NUS Outstanding Service Award 2021.
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June 06: Fare affordability within public transport
Fare Affordability Within Singapore's Public Transport
2.5 million commuters depend on Singapore’s public transport system daily. The PTC reviews public transport fares annually during the Fare Review Exercise. The fare adjustment formula and mechanism stewarded by the PTC provides a clear and objective basis for fare adjustments, by assessing the cost changes in the operation of the public transport system. Both the fare adjustment formula and mechanism have worked well in balancing the need to ensure fare affordability and the need for fares to keep pace with changes in operating costs. PTC continues to ensure that public transport fares are affordable through the following four tools, Providing Government Subsidies, Monitoring Public Transport Expenditure, Provision of Concession Schemes and Adult Monthly Travel Pass and Providing Targeted Support for Lower-Income Households An affordable, high-quality and financially sustainable public transport system is a shared responsibility among the Government, public transport operators, and commuters.
